Lorna Doone Cookies (Copycat)
Lorna Doone Cookies are a tasty melt-in-your-mouth square shortbread! Make the Nabisco classic from scratch with this easy copcyat recipe.
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Servings: 24
Calories: 112kcal
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Cookie sheet
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter at room temperature
- ¼ cup margarine
- ½ cup powdered sugar (60 grams) icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour (195 grams) (plain flour)
- ¼ cup cornstarch (30 grams) (cornflour)
Instructions
- Add the butter, margarine, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt to a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Sift in the flour and cornflour and mix to a crumbly dough. Knead a few times to bring it together, then pat into a disc shape, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour (or put in the freezer for 15 minutes) to firm it up slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C and line two cookie sheets with baking parchment paper.
- Lightly dust the counter with powdered sugar, then roll out the dough to about ¼-inch thick. Cut into square shapes and place each one onto the baking sheet.
- Tip: dip the knife into powdered sugar to make cutting easier.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until just beginning to turn golden.
- Transfer the Lorna Doone Cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
Shortbread cookies are made with a dough that is typically drier than other cookies. The dough is ready when it comes together but still is moist and crumbly.
Make sure your butter and margarine are at room temperature before mixing them into cookie dough. This will help ensure everything mixes together smoothly.
When cutting the cookies, you can dip the knife into powdered sugar to ensure a smoother and even cut into squares. It may not be necessary though.
These cookies take about 10 minutes to bake, but the cooking time can vary depending on your individual oven. You want them very lightly golden, but not browned.
Lorna Doone cookies develop their crunchy texture when they are completely cooled and dried.
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 262IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.