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The food filter: ‘Don’t be fooled by fancy packaging’ – the best (and worst) supermarket shortbread, tasted and rated
Dunk, nibble or wolf them down: this classic biscuit is at its best when it’s just sugar, butter and flour, so be wary of those that stray from the rules
TL;DR
- Classic shortbread traditionally uses a 1:2:3 ratio of sugar, butter, and flour.
- Many supermarket shortbreads include additional ingredients like cornflour and raising agents.
- Some brands compromise on quality by using rapeseed oil or margarine instead of butter.
- Look for "all-butter" on labels to ensure a genuine buttery flavor.
- Price and fancy packaging are not reliable indicators of shortbread quality.
- Walker's shortbread Highlanders and Lidl Deluxe Scottish all-butter shortbread fingers are highlighted as top choices.
- Rodda's Cornish clotted cream shortbread, M&S Collection Scottish all-butter shortbread fingers, and Co-op Irresistible all-butter shortbread rounds are also reviewed positively.