Shortbread without Shortcuts

You have found a company that prides itself on doing things properly.

The result is a range of luxury Scottish shortbread that is genuinely made by hand to ensure that the taste, texture and appearance is far superior to mass produced products. This is achieved by providing our small team of skilled bakers with only the very finest ingredients. We also bake to order, ensuring that our customers receive their orders as fresh as possible.

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Please note, our bakery and pop up store are currently closed to visitors.

Free Click & Collect is available.

Handmade traditional shortbread biscuits

Introducing our Christmas Delights:

170g Truly Handmade Shortbread Fingers with Cranberries

£6.50

250g Box of Truly Handmade Peppermint Bark Shortbread

£10.00

250g Box of Truly Handmade Festive Chai Spice Shortbread

£10.00

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traditional Scottish shortbread biscuits

dark chocolate orange shortbread biscuits

140g Tin of Truly Handmade Shortbread Biscuits with Madagascan Vanilla

£7.50

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Truly handmade all-butter shortbread biscuits with Madagascan Vanilla.

An all-butter shortbread recipe using only the finest ingredients. Each tin contains approximately seven individually hand cut shortbread biscuits.

The Best Gift Ideas

Indulge yourself or treat a loved one with our traditional biscuits.

Our luxury Scottish shortbread and sweet oaties make the perfect gift for Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or any other special occasion. Whether you are buying shortbread, sweet oaties or cheese sablés, these treats are sure to make an impression.

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Shortbread House of Edinburgh Laing family

About Us

In 1989 Anthony & his wife Fiona decided to make the most of the Laing family's generations of baking experience by buying an existing one-woman business based in Scotland's historic capital city of Edinburgh.

They then set about making the business their own and what better way to do that than to make it a real family affair? And so as soon as they were able to stand upright and put biscuits in a box, all three Laing children were kitted out in oversized white overalls to join their parents in the bakery.

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Testimonials

“I'd given little thought to shortbread in its every form, shrugging it off as just another oversweet biscuit. But then I tried Shortbread House. And dear God, I'm converted for life. Rich, deeply buttery and wonderfully crumbly, they've won endless Great Taste awards. Handmade in the old-fashioned way too. Simply magnificent.”

“What a joy to eat proper shortbread. Well done. Keep baking! Just had to let you know you are doing it right!”

“I would like to congratulate you on your superb biscuits. They really are the finest I have ever purchased. We were amazed at how good they were. The quality is fantastic, the taste is simply heaven and the value is first class.”

Tom Parker Bowles

Jonny Corrick, Rou Venae, France

Mrs M Kelsall, Stoke-on-Trent