shortbread

/'ʃɔ:tbred/ Cách viết khác : (shortcake) /'ʃɔ:tkeik/

Thân thiện

A baker arranges freshly baked shortbread on a cooling rack.

Definition

Noun 1. A type of rich, crumbly cookie: Shortbread is a traditional Scottish biscuit (cookie) made with a high proportion of butter to flour, resulting in a tender, crumbly, and rich texture. It is typically not very sweet and is often baked in a round shape and cut into wedges, called "petticoat tails," or into fingers or squares.

Examples of Usage

Advanced Usage

• "Shortbread crust": A crumb crust for pies or cheesecakes made from crushed shortbread cookies mixed with butter.
  • The key lime pie had a delicious shortbread crust.

Variants and Related Words

• Shortcake (noun): A different dessert consisting of a sweet biscuit or sponge cake topped with fruit and whipped cream. While the names are similar, shortcake and shortbread are distinct.
  • Strawberry shortcake is a popular summer dessert.

Synonyms

• Butter cookie: A general term for cookies where butter is the primary fat, similar in richness to shortbread.

Học thuật

Noun

1. very rich thick butter cookie

Từ đồng nghĩa

• shortbread cookie