Add lemon juice to taste, plus sugar, a pinch of salt, and one grind of black pepper. Refrigerate. Shortbread: Place the butter and confectioner’s sugar in a standing mixer and beat until creamy.

Like the Scottish recipe, a typical shortbread will consist of approximately one stick of butter and one and ¼ ... add an extra grind or two of fresh black pepper to your ranch powder before ...

Bake the shortbread for 30 minutes or until very light golden brown. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, for the topping, heat the butter, condensed milk and golden syrup in a saucepan, stirring ...