Shortbread recipes

Get the right balance of biscuit, caramel and chocolate to bake the perfect millionaire's shortbread. Enjoy with your afternoon tea or coffee

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

Combine millionaire's shortbread with classic coffee and walnut flavours in this delicious bake. It's the perfect partner to a cup of tea for elevenses, or for a special occasion like Mother's Day

The Great British Bake Off winner combines two classic bakes - Victoria sponge and jammy shortbread. The result is dazzling

An exotic twist on the traditional caramel slice, this passion fruit traybake on a shortbread base is a real treat, ideal for bake sales and coffee mornings

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

These delicate shortbreads make a perfect gift. Given a floral hint with rosewater, you could also use orange blossom extract or dried lavender

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.

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

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

This clever tray bake combines a buttery shortbread base with a Florentine inspired topping - finished with cherries and dark chocolate

This zesty teatime shortbread from BBC Good Food reader Jo Foster has a beautiful crumbly texture, plus zingy lemon and warming ginger flavour

Give homemade biscuits a fruity spin by sandwiching a layer of apricots in between two layers of buttery tray-baked shortbread

Cook from the heart and serve these raspberry-centred biscuits to kids, young and old - you don't need a special cutter, either

This popular shortbread bake is placed in a whole new league with the addition of an extra layer of indulgence plus a salted toffee topping

A clever decoration technique for this classic tea time biscuit - use a doily to dust on a pretty lace pattern in icing sugar

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

James Martin's easy biscuits taste as good as they look and make an ideal Valentine's Day gift

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

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

Use this dough as the base for biscuits, to eat yourself, or to make as a Christmas gift

A crunchy base, thick chocolate and sweet caramel; these gooey teatime treats bring back nostalgic memories for Jane Hornby