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Shortbread cookies with a 1:2:3 ratio

Name: Shortbread cookies with a 1:2:3 ratio
Yield: 1 small baking sheet
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 270 g All-purpose flour; 180 g Butter; 90 g Powdered sugar; 1 tsp Salt

Shortbread cookies made with sugar, butter, and flour in a 1:2:3 ratio, baked at 150°C (300°F). Makes one small baking sheet.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Temperature: 150 °C (300 °F)
Servings: 1 small baking sheet
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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These shortbread cookies use one part powdered sugar, two parts butter, and three parts all-purpose flour, with a pinch of salt. Beat room-temperature butter with the sugar until fluffy, then gently mix in the flour; overmixing will make the cookies hard after baking. Bake at 150°C (300°F). Flavor the dough with cinnamon, vanilla, or cocoa, and serve the cookies with tea, coffee, or hot cocoa.

Ingredients

All-purpose flour 270 g
Butter 180 g
Powdered sugar 90 g
Salt 1 tsp

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Instructions

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Beat the sugar and room-temperature butter together until light and fluffy.
Stir the salt into the weighed flour, then sift the mixture into the creamed butter.
Gently mix in the flour just until no dry patches remain. Avoid overmixing, which would make the cookies hard after baking.
Spread the dough onto a small baking sheet. Parchment paper is not necessary because the dough contains enough fat, but it will make it easier to lift the baked shortbread out of the pan.
Chill the baking sheet for at least 30 minutes to firm up the dough.
Score the dough where you will cut the baked shortbread, then prick it thoroughly with a fork so it stays an even thickness as it bakes.
Bake at a low temperature, 150°C (300°F), for about 50 minutes.
While the shortbread is still warm, cut along the scored lines with a sharp knife.
Tip: Flavor the dough with cinnamon, vanilla, or cocoa if desired, though the plain butter cookies are delicious on their own.

Tip: Let the cut cookies cool completely on the baking sheet; they are soft and break easily while warm. They will stay crisp for a long time in a tin with a lid.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 480 kcal
Protein: 5.4 g
Carbohydrates: 54 g
of which sugars: 16 g
Fat: 27 g
of which saturates: 17 g
Fiber: 1.3 g
Salt: 1.1 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Maslové kekse podľa pomeru 1 : 2 : 3