shortbread

== English == === Etymology === From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread. === Pronunciation === === Noun === shortbread (countable and uncountable, plural shortbreads) A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour. ==== Synonyms ==== (UK) shortcake ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === shortbread on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Thor's beard, abhorredst