Marks and Spencer Shortbread Recipe – What Jessica Baked Next

Mini Egg Shortbread – classic semolina shortbread recipe filled with chopped Cadbury Mini Eggs and chocolate chunks.

This time last year I baked this Chocolate Chunk Shortbread (Marks & Spencer Copycat Recipe). Since then, it’s become one of the most popular recipes I’ve posted on my blog. So at it’s very nearly Easter and Mini Eggs are back on our shelves, I thought it would be a fun idea to incorporate them in a batch of shortbread.

All good shortbread recipes start with butter. I tend to go for salted butter, and this needs to be softened. Cream softened butter with sugar until fluffy, then add plain flour and semolina. Semolina is my secret ingredient for the traditional Scottish shortbread taste!

Finally, lots of chopped chocolate and Cadbury Mini Eggs are mixed throughout the shortbread dough.

Once baked, the shortbread is sprinkled with a little extra sugar, and it’s ready to be devoured and enjoyed.

There’s lots of Easter baking inspiration on the blog already. Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, Carrot Cake Traybake, Easter Chocolate Nest Cakes, Mini Egg Cheesecake and these incredible Mini Egg NYC Cookies all make a delicious addition to an Easter meal.

I recommend the same thing with every shortbread recipe, and that’s to serve the shortbread while it’s still warm from the oven. The texture is softer and simply divine.

Mini Egg Shortbread is the ultimate, easy, no-fuss Easter baking recipe. This shortbread really does taste as good as it looks!

Mini Egg Shortbread

Mini Egg Shortbread - classic semolina shortbread recipe filled with chopped Cadbury Mini Eggs and chocolate chunks.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 12

Author What Jessica Baked Next

Ingredients

200 g butter (salted or unsalted) softened
100 caster or granulated sugar
300 g plain flour
50 g semolina
200 g dark or milk chocolate roughly chopped
150 g Cadbury Mini Eggs chopped in half

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C Fan / 350°F / Gas Mark 4. Line a 20cm / 8-inch square cake tin with parchment paper and set aside.
Start by preparing the shortbread dough - cream the softened butter and sugar until light and creamy.
Now add the flour and the semolina, mix until a crumbly dough forms. Be careful not to overwork the dough at this point, only mix until it comes together. Now fold through the chopped chocolate and halved Mini Eggs.
Transfer shortbread dough to a 20cm / 8-inch square cake tin and press down gently. Carefully score 12 squares from the dough, making sure not to cut all the way through. Bake for 25-30 minutes until slightly golden in colour. Leave the shortbread to cool for 5 minutes, then using a sharp knife, slice all the way through where you scored the shortbread before baking.
Finally, sprinkle with a small amount of extra sugar before devouring! The shortbread will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.