❓What is the difference between shortbread and butter cookies?
Both are rich, buttery biscuits, but the key difference lies in texture, ingredients, and sweetness.
Shortbread is traditionally firmer and less sweet, while butter cookies (like Lowrey’s) are more delicate, lighter in structure, and often slightly sweeter.
Let’s break it down 👇
🔍 Shortbread vs Butter Cookies — 3 Key Differences
1. Ingredient Ratio
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Shortbread: Typically has a higher butter-to-flour ratio with no eggs and very little sugar.
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Butter Cookies: Usually contain a balance of butter, sugar, and flour—and sometimes eggs or cornstarch for texture.
✅ Lowrey Butter Cookies are made with 42% cultured New Zealand butter, flour, icing sugar, and corn starch—no eggs, no artificial additives.
2. Texture & Mouthfeel
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Shortbread: Crumbly, dense, and sandy.
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Butter Cookies: Crisp on the outside, tender inside, and melt-in-your-mouth.
💡 Lowrey Butter Cookies use corn starch to create that signature melt-in-your-mouth texture without crumbling into dry crumbs.
3. Flavour & Sweetness
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Shortbread: Rich but neutral, more buttery and dry.
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Butter Cookies: Slightly sweeter and more aromatic.
🍪 Lowrey cookies come in Matcha, Coffee, Black Sesame, and Original, offering gentle sweetness and rich, natural flavour—perfect with tea or coffee.
🧠 Fun Fact: Why “Butter” Matters So Much?
Most mass-market cookies use margarine or palm oil. But true butter cookies, like Lowrey’s, use cultured butter, which adds:
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A creamy, tangy depth of flavour
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A golden bake
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A clean label with no fillers
✨ 42% butter content is unusually high—that’s why they literally melt on your tongue.
🎁 Which One Should You Gift?
If you want something:
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Elegant and premium-looking
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More delicate in texture
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With global shipping and beautiful packaging
👉 Go for Lowrey Butter Cookies.
Handmade in Auckland, they’re the perfect food gift that tastes as good as it looks.
🛒 Order now at lowreyfoods.com — Free DHL shipping on orders over $179 to 60+ countries.
