1. a rich, crumbly cookie made with butter, sugar, and flour

Examples

• She baked traditional Scottish shortbread for the holidays.
• The shortbread melted in my mouth with its buttery flavor.
• We served tea with homemade shortbread cookies.
• The bakery’s shortbread is famous throughout the town.
• He cut the shortbread into neat rectangular pieces.
• My grandmother’s shortbread recipe uses only three ingredients.