From Simple Ingredients to Perfect Shortbread

There’s something beautifully simple about traditional shortbread. With just three ingredients, butter, sugar, and flour, it’s a recipe that has stood the test of time. At first glance, it seems almost too easy. How hard could it be to bring those three elements together?

As it turns out, quite hard.

Achieving that perfect shortbread, lightly golden, delicately crumbly, and rich without being heavy, is a bit of an art. The balance has to be just right. Too much flour and it’s dry; too little and it loses its structure. Even the texture, that signature melt-in-the-mouth crumble, can be surprisingly tricky to master.

That’s exactly why we’ve taken the guesswork out of it for you at St Mawes Bakery.

Instead of wrestling with ratios and hoping for that perfect bake, you can simply enjoy the result. And the best part? You can pick up a pack right from our shop on the quay.

Whether you’re treating yourself or taking a little taste of Cornwall home to share, we have Cornish Clotted Cream Shortbread ready and waiting, no baking required.

Take home your pack today, with love from St Mawes.