: a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a large amount of shortening

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Flour, sugar, and a lot of shortening or butter are all that’s required to make the most traditional shortbread. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024 The best Christmas cookie tins are filled with colorful sugar cookies, sprinkled gingerbread, linzers, spritzes, shortbread or sables, crinkles or crackles, even wedding cookies or special chocolate chip cookies — because why not? Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 In a large bowl, make the shortbread dough by whisking together the flour, powdered sugar and salt. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024 Wilson brings out a tray of tea and homemade shortbread—the Hobbiton vibe here is unreal. Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shortbread 

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shortbread was in 1801

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“Shortbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortbread. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

: a cookie made of flour, sugar, and lots of shortening
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