shortbread

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread English shortbread From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread.

1. A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.