National Shortbread Day (January 6)

Classic shortbread is one of the most delicious and easiest recipes to make. Buttery and soft, classic shortbread will melt in your mouth! It's the perfect recipe for National Shortbread Day.

These White Chocolate Ginger Shortbread cookies will be a welcome addition to our cookies platter this year on National Shortbread Day.

This Raspberry Shortbread Thumbprint Cookie recipe is a traditional cookie and a recipe that’s been passed down for generations and can be used on National Shortbread Day. It’s a buttery soft cookie that’s baked with jam in the center, then drizzled with icing for a sweet finish.

Shortbread sugar cookie bars with cream cheese buttercream frosting are a delicious dessert on National Shortbread Day!

Looking for easy cranberry recipes for National Shortbread Day? This mouthwatering homemade shortbread takes only minutes to assemble and has a rich but simple flavor.

Lemon poppy seed shortbread cookies are pale with golden edges. They're delicate and sandy, with subtle lemon flavour and poppy seed crunch! A delicious treat for National Shortbread Day!

Chocolate shortbread cookies made with melted chocolate. Small batch chocolate shortbread sticks are great for dunking in tea or coffee. Using melted chocolate instead of cocoa makes these shortbread cookies intensely chocolatey and rich. Perfect for an edible gift on National Shortbread Day.

You just need a few ingredients to make these easy savoury cheese shortbread cookies. They are basically like cheese biscuits, tender, yet flaky and airy, and the dough is easy to make in the food processor with just a few ingredients in under 1 minute. These savoury cookies make an excellent addition your dinner on National Shortbread Day.

If you’re looking for a unique cookie for National Shortbread Day and you love a bit of crunch, these Toffee Shortbread Cookies are for you! This is a family recipe that I’ve added toffee too for a bit of extra flavor. They’re soft with a bit of buttery texture and then the toffee adds crunch.

These Raspberry Shortbread Cookies With Lemon Glaze are the perfect treat any time of year, including National Shortbread Day! With bright fruity flavors and a buttery cookie base, this easy recipe is sure to become a favorite!

These gorgeous Millionaire Shortbread bars are a fun and fancy addition to your National Shortbread Day cookie plate. With three perfect layers of sweet shortbread, buttery soft caramel, and rich chocolate ganache, every bite of these caramel shortbread cookies is a decadent delight! This is a cookie bar everyone will want to try.

This Pecan Pie Bars recipe is easy to make and, believe it or not, BETTER than pecan pie! The bars are rich, silky, and the shortbread crust is the stuff your buttery dreams are made of! Enjoy it as a unique treat on National Shortbread Day.

Stamped brown sugar shortbread cookies are buttery and rich with a crisp, crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth texture. A simple, beautiful cookie for National Shortbread Day!

These slice-and-bake cranberry orange shortbread cookies are the Best. Cookies. Ever. And they’re ridiculously easy. Keep a dough log in the freezer so you can slice and bake them when needed. Make up a big batch on National Shortbread Day, then enjoy all year long!

This lavender shortbread cookie recipe is a simple shortbread cookie recipe with a light flavor of edible lavender. Perfect to relax with on National Shortbread Day!

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies with M&Ms are buttery and so delicious! They can be made at any time of the year, especially on National Shortbread Day!

These vegan lemon shortbread cookies are a melt-in-your-mouth classic treat with a sweet and tangy lemon glaze. They are tasty and addictive, so you should make some for National Shortbread Day this year!

A two-layer bar with a soft, crumbly shortbread base and rich, dark chocolate ganache topping. Laced with spice, these bars typify what National Shortbread Day baking should be: simple, sensational and completely irresistible.

Almond shortbread cookies taste amazing on their own but can be decorated with lots of different toppings and flavors for a fun and festive cookie that everyone in the family will love on National Shortbread Day.

It’s hard to believe these buttery, zesty melt-in-your-mouth lime-glazed easy shortbread cookies are made in 30 minutes with just 6 ingredients. Perfect for National Shortbread Day!

When you know you’ll be visiting Edinburgh , the first thing you need to do is book at least one night at the luxurious Balmoral Hotel on Princes Street! They leave a tin of their famous shortbread on your pillow, along with the recipe!