Entertaining Simplified With Classic Walkers Shortbread

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Pure shortbread contains only four simple ingredients: butter, sugar, salt & flour, and Walkers’ recipe has remained unchanged since 1898. Each batch is taste-tested to ensure consistent quality across the line.

The oatcake crackers, crafted from wholegrain oats, are loaded with fiber and contain only naturally-occurring sugars. They are a tasty, filling choice for breakfast, snacks or even entertaining.

Walkers Shortbread cookies and oatcakes are quality products that, when used as a base in recipes, help guarantee that the final product will be something you’ll be proud to serve at your next party. Please enjoy a few selections from our Sweet & Savory recipe booklet. Links to the full booklet, as well as Walkers’ website recipe pages, can be found at the bottom of this page.

Hummus, cucumber & peppers on oatcake cracker

Veggie Hummus Stacks

Recipe by the Media40 team

Any pepper can be used in this recipe, depending upon the heat level you prefer. Pictured above are poblano and sweet red peppers.

 

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup diced sweet peppers
1/2 cup diced hot peppers
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cucumber, sliced thinly
1 container hummus (any flavor)
Walkers Oatcake Crackers

DIRECTIONS:

Heat olive oil in pan, adding peppers and sauteeing until soft. Spread a a spoonful of hummus on oatcake cracker, then add a slice of cucumber, topping with the sauteed peppers.


Strawberry Balsamic Ginger Bites

Strawberry Balsamic Ginger Bites

Recipe by the Media40 team

Sweet strawberries with a balsamic reduction perfectly balance the spicy bite of ginger in this simple 2-bite dessert.

 

INGREDIENTS:

Sliced strawberries (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey
3 to 4 whole cloves
1 tsp orange zest (optional)
Walkers Stem Ginger Biscuits

DIRECTIONS:

To make the balsamic reduction, combine balsamic vinegar, honey, cloves and optional orange zest in saucepain. Bring to a low simmer over medium-high heat, until it reduces by about half. Once it coats a spoon (syrup consistency), turn off stove and remove from heat. Let cool.

Place approx. 3 strawberry slices on one Ginger biscuit, then drizzle with balsamic reduction syrup. Garnish with mint leaf or candied ginger, if desired.


Green Tea Ice Cream Sandwiches

Green Tea Ice Cream Sandwiches

Recipe by the Media40 team

Green tea ice cream has a natural bitterness from the matcha green tea used, and it’s the perfect complement to the sweetness of Walkers Shortbread Rounds.

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 pint green tea ice cream
2 boxes of Walkers Shortbread Rounds

DIRECTIONS:

Open both boxes of shortbread rounds so they are quickly available. Place 9 (1 box) of the shortbread rounds on a serving dish, decorative side placed down. Using a regular spoon, scoop a small amount of ice cream onto each of the cookies on the service dish. Cover each with a second cookie. Serve immediately or freeze.


To view the rest of the recipes from this recipe booklet, click here.

For the Walkers Shortbread recipe site, click here.


Aberlour, Scotland

Did you know?

The original shop in Aberlour, Scotland is still there today. New products are tested there first, before being distributed worldwide.

“Entertaining Simplified With Classic Walkers Shortbread” was presented by

Walkers Shortbread

 

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Walkers Shortbread was founded in 1898 and is still a family-owned and managed company. We offer a wide range of traditional shortbread, cookies, cakes, oatcakes and puddings, which are now exported to over 80 countries. All our quality products are baked in the villages of Aberlour and Elgin in the Scottish Highlands, and contain no artificial flavorings, colorings or additives. All of our shortbread, oatcakes and biscuits are certified Kosher OUD. The Walkers family continues to operate its original shop in Aberlour, on the High Street.

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