Christmas shortbread recipes

These simple shortbread triangles are a great edible gift for kids to make over Christmas - decorate with coloured sweets and wrap up with pipe cleaner 'reindeer' antlers

Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet shortbread thins make a perfect treat

These biscuits are the perfect blend of rich coffee, dark chocolate and toasted nuts. Simple to make, they're ideal if you're sharing a cuppa with friends

An easy alternative to mince pies. For a festive presentation, pile the squares on a cake stand and top with holly and a snowy dusting of icing sugar.

Gorgeous, edible decorations for the Christmas tree which will delight your children

Shards of this simple, Christmas-spiced shortbread add a professional finish to creamy desserts

Bake these classic shortbread biscuits to wow a crowd. You only need four ingredients, but you can mix it up with lemon or orange zest, or try adding chopped pistachios

Adding cinnamon to basic vanilla shortbread lends these bars an extra Christmassy fragrance

You're only five ingredients away from a double chocolate melt-in-your-mouth delight

Coeliac sufferers need not miss out on sweet treats with this gluten-free melt-in-the-mouth shortbread recipe

Dip sweet and crumbly Viennese biscuits in milk and white chocolate for an irresistible tea time treat