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Dessert for 24

Shortbread Bites

$0.71for 445 minServes 24

These small shortbread cookies combine butter and two sugars with flour, then bake until lightly golden and crisp.

Shortbread Bites

Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical8 oz$3.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown$4.24

Swaps

  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarFlour

Not included in the cost.

  • 45 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 24servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsGame day

Typical price

$0.18 per serving$0.71 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 2 cups flour

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a baking sheet with cooking oil.
  2. Beat the butter, brown sugar, and icing sugar until smooth.
  3. Stir in the flour until a firm dough forms.
  4. Roll the dough into small balls and place them on the baking sheet.
  5. Press each ball lightly and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until pale golden.
  6. Cool the bites on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.

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