Walkers
Walkers Shortbread: Four Ingredients, Nothing Else
Real Scottish shortbread is almost defiantly simple — flour, sugar, salt, and a lot of pure butter, with no eggs, no leavening, and nothing artificial. Walkers has baked it that way for over a century, and the result is that dense, sandy crumble that snaps and then slowly melts. We carry the range in its familiar red tartan: all-butter fingers, shortbread rounds, chocolate chip, and pure vanilla.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are petticoat tails?
Petticoat tails are one of the oldest shortbread shapes — a large round scored into wedge-shaped segments with a fluted edge. The name likely comes from the French "petits gâteaux" (little cakes), and the shape is often linked to the court of Mary, Queen of Scots. You break the round into individual triangles to serve.
Is Walkers shortbread gluten-free?
The classic shortbread is not — it's made with wheat flour. Walkers does bake a separate, dedicated gluten-free range in a segregated facility, so check the individual product; anything not labelled gluten-free contains wheat.
What are Walker's Scottie Dogs?
They're pure-butter shortbread biscuits cut in the shape of a Scottish terrier — the "Scottie dog" silhouette that's a Scottish icon. Same shortbread as the fingers, just in a shape kids and gift-buyers tend to love.
Why does shortbread keep so well?
Its very low moisture and high butter content leave little for staleness to work on, so sealed shortbread stays good for weeks. That's why it travels and gifts well — and why the tins were historically baked for keeping.
Ingredients & nutritional facts
Information about ingredients and nutritional values are displayed here to reflect our current products. We recommend you to compare this information with the information on the packaging of the orders that you receive. Any variations will be due to potential transition periods, as a result of new information by the manufacturers.
