SC - Shortbread help, please

[Maddie Teller-Kook]

A crumbly dough is good!  I remember the first time I attempted
shortbread, it thought I messed it up (the dough was crumbly). That
weekend, I went over to a friend's house to help her cook. She was
making shortbread... don't think I felt pretty dumb when I saw her
shortbread dough.... CRUMBLY!  I had made it right and didn't know it!!

meadhbh
(who's come a long way from that one!)


Caitlin Cheannlaidir wrote:
> 
> Last week I made shortbread.  It was good, but then I realized I'd accidentally doubled the butter (2 sticks is 1/2 pound, not 1/2 cup).
> 
> So today I'm trying with the correct proportions (1 cup (2 sticks) butter, 2 cups sugar, 4 cups flour.)  I've got it all mixed but the result is not dough, but crumbs.  I can pack them into a baking plate, but before I do I wanted to ask, Have  I done something wrong here?  Do I need more liquid/fat?  Or should I just bake my packed-down crumbs and figure once the butter melts it'll be fine?
> 
> =Caitlin
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