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Mango Summer Shortbread Recipe

by Whittard of Chelsea5 Minute Read

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My Kitchen Drawer has created a quick and easy summer shortbread recipe using our exotic Mango & Bergamot Loose Leaf Tea. The light citrus and fruity notes are entwined in every flaky bite.

How to Make

Mango Summer Shortbread

Time

2 Hours

Difficulty

Easy

Serves

10

A hand picks up a floral shortbread cookie from a stack. Cookies are decorated with dried flower petals. A tin labeled Mango & Bergamot and a cup of tea sit in the background.

125g unsalted butter
60g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp Mango and Bergamot tea leaves
30g chopped dried mango
180g plain flour
¼ tsp fine salt
Edible flowers (such as violas)

  1. 1.
    Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla together until it's pale and light.
  2. 2.
    Add the flour, salt, tea leaves and dried mango and combine until it comes together as a dough.
  3. 3.
    On a floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1cm thickness and cut out the shortbread with a round cookie cutter.
  4. 4.
    Lay the cut-out dough onto a prepared lined baking tray and press a few edible flowers gently into the dough.
  5. 5.
    Let the shortbread chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  6. 6.
    Preheat the oven to 170C then bake the chilled shortbread for 10-12 minutes until the edges are almost turning golden.
  7. 7.
    Sprinkle the warm shortbread with sugar and let them cool before serving with a cup of Mango and Bergamot Tea.