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Shortbread

A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.

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A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.

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Word	Definition
shortbread cookienoun	very rich thick butter cookie

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shortbread"

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Word	Definition
shortbread cookienoun	very rich thick butter cookie
biscuit breadnoun	(US, dialectal) A type of savoury bread in the form of a small cake or scone, typically made from flour, fat and a raising agent.
digestive biscuitnoun	(British, Ireland) A semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake
biscuitnoun	(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes Canada, rare in the US and the Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
millionaire shortbreadnoun	(UK) a light snack consisting of an oblong piece of shortbread with a layer of caramel and then another of hard chocolate on top.
bourbon biscuitnoun	(British) An oblong chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a chocolate cream filling.
shortcakenoun	A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
fly biscuitnoun	(British) garibaldi biscuit; currants squashed between two thin, rectangular biscuits.
biscotinnoun	A sweet kind of biscuit.
scotch fingernoun	An Australian-produced shortbread biscuit, typically in a long trapezium shape.
gingerbread mannoun	A biscuit or cookie in the shape of a person and flavored with ginger.
sand cookienoun	(US) Name given to various types of shortbread.
biscuitrynoun	(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
gingersnapnoun	A type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
pan breadnoun	(cooking) A type of bread baked in a loaf pan or tin, common in British and Scottish cuisine.
pâte briséenoun	(cooking) A form of shortcrust pastry made with butter instead of lard or shortening.
biscakenoun	(obsolete, dialect, nonstandard) A biscuit.
bread flakenoun	A breadcrumb.
water biscuitnoun	A type of biscuit or cracker which is baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats.
rich tea biscuitnoun	A sweet biscuit whose ingredients generally include wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil, and malt extract, often dunked into tea or coffee.