Over 100 Great Taste Awards!

The Great Taste Awards, from The Guild of Fine Food, are known as the Oscars of food and drink. Across the country, foodies trust the iconic Great Taste stars as a guiding light when exploring the world of artisan food and drink.
 
In 2025, Shortbread House again won more Great Taste Awards than any other Scottish shortbread bakery with a further eight awards. This brought their total to over 110 awards.


Some of our recent Great Taste Awards winners:

 

Original Recipe Shortbread Biscuits

Winners of 2* Great Taste Awards in 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2019 and 1* Great Taste Awards in 2020 and 2018.

"Crispy bite with melt in the mouth texture. Carefully balanced sugar to be sweet enough to be deeply satisfying, with the butter adding richness and creaminess. A really comforting and delicious shortbread."

Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés Fennel and Chilli

Winners of the coveted Golden Fork Award for best Scottish product in 2019, as well as 3* Great Taste Awards in 2021, 2020, and 2019 and a 2* Great Taste Award in 2025, 2024, and 2023.

"Wonderful bake - deep and golden, fantastically crisp. Bold cheese flavour followed by the fennel seeds and then the heat. These sablés are beautifully balanced with all the flavours shining brightly. Elegant and the perfect size, an exquisite accompaniment to cocktails. Cleverly made and utterly delicious."

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Full List of Awards

2025
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Cumin
1-Star Truly Handmade Original Shortbread
1-Star Truly Handmade Shortbread with Earl Grey Tea
1-Star Truly Handmade Shortbread with Macadamia Nuts
1-Star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Original
1-Star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Fennel & Chilli
1-Star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Nigella Seed & Chive
1-Star Heather Honey Oaties

2024 
3-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Cumin 
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Original 
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Fennel & Chilli
2-star Truly Handmade Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés – Nigella Seed & Chive
1-star Truly Handmade Sweet Oatie Biscuits
1-star Truly Handmade Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips
1-star Truly Handmade Shortbread with Earl Grey Tea
1-star Truly Handmade Shortbread with Madagascan Vanilla
1-star Truly Handmade Shortbread with Spanish Clementine
 
2023
2-star Original Recipe Shortbread
2-star Shortbread with Macadamia Nuts
2-star Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli
1-star Shortbread with Earl Grey Tea
1-star Shortbread with Madagascan Vanilla
1-star Shortbread with Festive Chai Spice
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Original
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Nigella and Chive
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Cumin

2022
2-star Shortbread with Earl Grey Tea
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Nigella and Chive
1-star Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips
1-star All Butter Original Recipe Shortbread

2021
3-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Cumin
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Original
1-star Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Shortbread with Macadamia Nuts
1-star Lemon Shortbread Bites

2020
3-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Cumin
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Original
2-star Shortbread with Aromatic Lavender
1-star Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Shortbread with Macadamia Nuts
1-star Shortbread with White Chocolate & Hazelnut
1-star Lemon Shortbread Bites
1-star Shortbread with Spiced Salted Caramel
1-star Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips

2019
3-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Cumin
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Original
2-star Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Harrods All-Butter Salted Hazelnut Praline Shortbread
1-star Shortbread with Peppermint Bark
1-star Shortbread with Aromatic Lavender
1-star Shortbread with Macadamia Nuts
1-star Shortbread with Hazelnut and White Chocolate
1-star Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips

2018
3-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Original
2-star Shortbread with Aromatic Lavender
2-star Shortbread with Hazelnut and White Chocolate
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés with Cumin
1-star Lemon Bites
1-star Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Harrods All Butter Shortbread
1-star Sweet Oatie Biscuits
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli

2017
2-star Salted Hazelnut Shortbread
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Original
2-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Fennel and Chilli
1-star Pea Green Boat Cheese Sablés - Cumin
1-star Lemon Bites
1-star Original Bites
1-star Original Recipe Shortbread Fingers
1-star Shortbread with Aromatic Lavender
1-star Chocolate Pearl Shortbread
1-star Shortbread with Hazelnut and White Chocolate
1-star Oaties with Chocolate Chips

2016
1-star Gold Award Macadamia Nut Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Lemon Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Heather Honey Oaties

2015
1-star Gold Award Traditional Recipe Bites
1-star Gold Award Shortbread Minis with Macadamia Nuts
1-star Gold Award Traditional Lemon Bites
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Bites

2014
2-star Gold Award Lemon Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Macadamia Nut Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Harrods Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits
1-star Gold Award Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chip

2013
1-star Gold Award Original Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Lemon Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Choc Chip Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits
1-star Gold Award Oatie Bites

2012
1-star Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Macadamia Nut Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2011
1-star Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread Bites
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2010
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips
1-star Gold Award Whisky Cake

2009
2-star Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Chocolate & Orange Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2008
1-star Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Chocolate & Orange Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2007
1-star Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
1-star Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2006
Gold Award Chocolate & Orange Shortbread
Bronze Award Dundee Cake

2005
Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits
Silver Award Stem Ginger Shortbread
Bronze Award Chocolate & Orange Shortbread
Bronze Award Festive Shortbread

2004
Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits with Chocolate Chips
Silver Award Dundee Cake
Bronze Award Original Recipe Shortbread
Bronze Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2003
Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
Silver Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

2002
Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
Gold Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits
Bronze Award Stem Ginger Shortbread
Bronze Award Chocolate & Orange Shortbread

2001
Gold Award Chocolate & Orange Shortbread
Silver Award Stem Ginger Shortbread
Silver Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits
Bronze Award Original Recipe Shortbread

2000
Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread
Gold Award Stem Ginger Shortbread
Bronze Award Sweet Oatie Biscuits

1998
Gold Award Stem Ginger Shortbread
Silver Award Chocolate Chip Oaties
Bronze Award Original Recipe Shortbread

1996
Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread

1994
Gold Award Original Recipe Shortbread

Please note:
1-star Awards were introduced in 2007.
The Great Taste Awards were held every 2 years up to the year 2000.