I’m Scottish, and I can confirm this is the recipe I was taught in the 1970s. It also used to be called 2-4-6 shortbread, 2oz sugar, 4oz butter and 6oz flour.

Terribly sad to hear of Mr. Paul’s passing. I will always think of him while making these for friends and family

this old man’s so sweet🥺 he said he didn’t know what the description box was called but we could just click ‘see more’🥺🥺🥺 God bless his heart

I’ve baked probably hundreds of batches of cookies in my life and these are hilariously the absolute best ones I’ve ever made. I used to love watching these videos rest in peace Mr Paul I will never forget you as long as these cookies exist ❤

I love how humble this man is God bless him

I saw his display picture and I thought to myself "I can trust this man". Never am I buying store products again!!! Thank you sir. NIGERIANS let's gather here for a selfie 😁😁😁

Missing you,,, you will always be remembered...

I'm Nigerian and seeing the recipe and the simplicity of ingredients, I gave the recipe a try. Loved it and people that tasted also gave it a big thumb. It will be a good addition to small chops, that we make for parties, in my country. I added liquid milk flavour to my butter before mixing the ingredients and loved the overall milky smell at the end. Thank you Mr Paul for a simple, straight forward recipe/video.

I should be watching my weight, but here I am watching a shortbread recipe. Nice tutorial BTW.

I am not sure what is lovlier your recipe or your humility

My brother and I made these for our family’s Christmas cookie competition last year, and my mom declared us the winners! I’ll be making these for my neighbors this year!

Good afternoon, Mr. Paul, I hope you are having a wonderful day! I'm from Argentina, a country in south America, and I wanted to let you know that I just made this recipe and everyone in my family loved it so much! Your traditional recipes are going around the world hahaha 😂 Thank you so much!

Your shortbread recipe was fabulous. I’m from Glasgow and I haven’t made shortbread for about 30yrs. I tried your recipe today and it turned out exactly the way mine tasted all those years ago. Thank you. I’m now using your recipe to make it for my granddaughters who are just over 3 yrs old and they love it. Thank you again

Just made your shortbread. Hardest part was waiting for the butter to soften. Turned out amazing. Love that there is no fancy-pants stand mixer required! Fantastic. Ted Lasso would approve! Thank you, Mr. Paul.

I couldn’t sleep last night so at 4am I made 24 jam tarts then this afternoon I made a large cheese and onion quiche. I’ve just seen this and it’s 23:22 in the evening and I know what I’m going to be baking in a bit 👍👍 ❤ bless him so much so sorry to hear he has passed away.

Hi Mr. Paul! First off, I cannot thank you enough for posting this recipe. Several years ago, I had to give up eating shortbreads (my favorite cookie!) because the best are usually made with dairy product ( I had to switch to plant-based eating for health reasons). So after many years of forfeiting shortbread… I’ve been on the hunt for an authentic dairy-free shortbread recipe and none of them tasted perfect, until I found your video! I ended up substituting the butter for plant-based vegan butter and it tastes PERFECT! Just like the real butter version. Everything else, I kept exactly the same as your recipe. Now I make them as often as possible! And Every time I make them, I can’t help but think about you and hope you are having a nice day. Again, thank you so much for doing this video for us! Joshua PS - I’m a Christian and know that the Lord Jesus loves you. Make sure you take time to get to know Him in your life and read His Word often too!

Just finished making these. The recipe was so simple and the outcome is simply delicious. Never ever going to buy store ones again. Thank you and much love from Uganda 🇺🇬

Hello, I’m from Myanmar (Burma) and I just tried your recipe and it tastes great! I’ve only visited Scotland once but fell in love with everything Scottish! Thank you for your video!

Wow who knew it was so easy. I love shortbread. I might try this recipe. It's so expensive in the shops.

❤ LOVE AND MISS YOU MR. PAUL

I Lived in northern ireland for almost 13 years and short bread cookies were and still are to this day my favourite thing in the world❤️ now that i know they are that simple to make, i am so putting on my baking apron tomorrow!

Didn’t know it was this simple.Will definitely try this...LOVE FROM NIGERIA 🇳🇬

I love how humble this man is doing ❤. God bless u

The first shortbread recipe that completely convinced me. The best shortbreads I have ever tasted. I added a tiny bit of vanilla pulp. No more "Walkers" or anything like that. Thank you for this recipe.

Love the rustic look and natural presentation and you're a lovely man.

Loved the way Mr Paul explained, so humble and warm in his approach. Looking forward to more recipes in the future

The "kiss" method never fails!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I gained 10 pounds one year eating Lorna Doone brand shortbread, one snack size package every day with my cup of coffee for breakfast. When I quit, I lost the extra weight. They were sooo good!❤️. Thanks for this very simple recipe. I'll give it a go. Regards from Texas 🙂

I decided to give this recipe ago. Had no flour so improvised ! Made my own flour out of porridge oats ! Successful & very, very delicious.

For the first time in my life, I ventured into Scottish Shortbread making. Followed all the instructions and got: A BRILLIANT SUCCESS. Thank you, Sir.

this is one of the best and easiest short bread recipe ever thanks for making it

Will surely try this I love shortbread cookies 🥰

I love shortbreads, especially those from Scotland., I didn’t know, it is so simple to make, and they are selling it expensively here in Malaysia. i will definitely try this. Thank you so much...

Before my grandmother passed we would make a bunch of cookies for Christmas, and this was one of the styles. She mixed it up a little bit with dipping the cookies half in melted chocolate and a bit of sea salt flaked on the top. Im happy i found this video to remind me the way to make them. Might have to bring back the tradition this year.

Lovely! I am going to try. I like Scotland too.👍👍

Hello! Im half welsh half spanish, currently living in Spain and I am so thankful for this recipe! Here its difficult to find shortbread biscuits and when you find them, they are way too expensive. Absolutely love them!

Watching your hands remind me of my grandfather... He passed away two years ago... I still miss him very much😞 Love the way how u explain everything so clearly.. Thank you👍

Thank you so much, this recipe of your is a lifesaver. I am baking and selling it now ,I only add a little powdered milk and the taste is exceptional. Thank you love from Ghana ( Africa ) 🇬🇭🇬🇭

😎 'Short (no pun intended) and simple recipies is just about my level. 'Great video. 😎

Amazing…I’ve followed your recipe many times already…the product is always beautiful 🤩

OMG!!’ These were heaven!!!

I made these last night and they were absolutely perfect! They took quite a bit longer to bake as I used a 6-inch round pan, hence they were thicker. Thicker but damn delicious and they were the easiest treat I have ever baked! Thank you so much for this video 😊

Mary. 90 years old favorite cookies. We used to be able to buy Walkers at our grocery. But not for a year. Mine are terrible. But I'm going to try it this way.

You’re a wonderful chap

Have tried this recipe twice this past month. It produces exceptional shortbread cookies, in my opinion. Very simple but the result is perfect. Can't recommend this one enough. Thanks, Paul!!

Love the recipe and the baker ❤️🙌

I am sadia from Pakistan.....really liked the way you taught......i always used to buy it from the store, but i ll definitely make them at home.God bless you.

you make things look so easy its great

They look amazing. I will have to try them 💕❤️

I've made these 3 times now and always they come out perfectly. Thank you

This recipe has made some of the best shortbread I've ever had in my entire life. Thanks Mr. Paul!

thank you from Germany. Love them

My mama taught me how to make this 50 years ago. I much enjoyed your tutorial, though! Thank you x

Thank you for showing the secrets of Scottish short bread.

I miss having delicious shortbreads (I live in America right now), and I didn’t want to buy any from the stores. I have been in baking mode thanks to this pandemic (to keep myself sane at home). I searched high and low for authentic recipes on KZfaq and in Google search, and for my first ever batch, I tried your recipe, Mr. Paul. Dear viewers and readers, this shortbread recipe makes, beyond a shadow of a doubt, absolutely delicious shortbreads!!! This recipe created enough dough for 2 batches in a 9x9 shortbread pan I had (each batch yielded 9 large 3-inch square shortbreads, a total of 9 large shortbreads per batch and 18 large 3-inch square shortbreads from this recipe). I baked them last night and my family has already gobbled up the first batch! Thank you for sharing, Mr. Paul!!!

It looks so delicious!!! 😋

I'm amazed that it's just three ingredients! Wow! I am shocked! I love shortbread

A wee trick I learned if you dont want anything to stick to the pin when rolling out is to put a piece of parchment paper on top of dough then roll it out.

Simple and lovely! Thank you for sharing this!

What an amazing recipe. I’m going to try this today 😊

Thank you Mr. Paul for this recipe. Scottish Shortbread is my all time favorite to pair with a cup of tea. Thus far, I have only eaten store/bakery bought biscuits. I had no idea they were this easy to make. :-)

I definitely enjoyed the video and I know the shortbreads will be utterly delicious. I love your presentation and am very happy you didn't add music. Blessings.

Thanks for sharing this recipe ❤

My Scottish Mother in law used rice flower in her thistle mold so they would come out perfectly and not stick… she would make them every year for Christmas and for the Scottish Games… 🥰❤️

I can't wait to try, thank you for posting! You explain this easy process very nicely.

Thank you Paul, that looks much easier than I thought it would be, I'll try that, they look very tasty.👍

THANK you for the lessons.

Thank you for this, your video was genuinely lovely. I will be making these for my family this year.

I love the recipe and I love how innocent he is

Oh, I love him..😁..I'm definitely doing this

Thank you, they look fantastic!

He has a very lovely way of speaking. I can listen to him talk all day.

Its beautiful and I Love that you get right to the point. Thank you.😁

This is the recipe we had way back in cooking glass in Ireland. Simple and reach.

Gonna give these a try they look amazing. Thanks for this

Thank you so much, Mr Paul. I have been trying to get this recipe for ages. Your instructions are excellent and tell me exactly what I need to know ❤

Thank you SO much! I wanted to make these before I commented. They have the crunch I’ve been searching for. Such an amazing biscuit xx 🥰

Wow this looks nice and simple to make, it's definitely a must try for me.Thanks Mr Paul your skills are amazing👍🏼

Thank you for sharing your recepie happy to watch THANKS for your PRECIOUS time God bless you

I so enjoyed watching and listening. Thank You!

Bless you Mr Paul! Thank you for your recipe! Much love from the Philippines

Thank you so much, really loved the explanation. Thought a lot of ingredients used to go in there. Very glad about it.

You are a wonderful teacher!

So sweet of you sir

Thank you very much, Mr Paul. This is very explanatory, and its simplicity is quite unbelievable! Thank you!

Your presentation is so simple and sweet, like learning from a Grandpa. Thank you. You made my day.

Had no idea it was so easy. Love these biscuits. Thank you thank you.

Can't wait to make these. I love shortbread, but have never tried making it...guess I thought it was going to be more difficult than it turned out to be...nice surprise! Thank you so much!

Hi Paul, I made these for my very Scottish partner and he loved them 😀 I couldn’t believe how easy they were to make and was great to have your step by step video to refer back to. I am looking forward to trying some of your other recipes

Finally found a recipe that works. You know your stuff!! Thank you!

Wow looks so simple! Love this.

Super great recipe thanks

I made these absolutely lovely, everyone loved them. Thank you mr paul

Mr. Paul, Thank you for sharing this great recipe, You recipe resulted in the rich flavor of the butter. Hand mixing the ingredients results in the shortbread being light and flaky. In my experience, this is the very BEST recipe. If anyone makes this recipe, follow the exact instruction given by Mr. Paul in the video. Thank you so very mush for passing on a legacy recipe. Best regards, John Ellis Aldie, Virginia USA

This was SUCH a pleasure to watch ! Thank you Mr. Paul 💕

This is absolutely beautiful.thanks Mr Paul 💞

Thanks for the recipe my favourite n I will try it from Ghana 🇬🇭 once again thank u

I used to make shortbread in the '70s to a _Good Housekeeping®_ recipe which included rice flour​-I'd make my own by putting rice in a liquidiser, to add a tad more crunch. It's delicious either way, I find. Once the tea and coffee is being served, everyone wants something to dunk, don't they? By the way, 'short' here means made using fat, in this case pure butter. Commercial shortbreads often include cheap palm oil​ (yuk!) so look out for 'All Butter Shortbread'.

Wow absolutely amazing