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Lemon-thyme shortbread

Crumbly and lemony. Six tablespoons of infused butter and two of plain across twelve fingers.

Dose
4.9 mg THC per finger
Makes
12 fingers (20 cm tin)
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min
Difficulty
Easy
Image slot · finished lemon-thyme shortbread · 2400 × 1200
The dose, worked

6 tbsp low-dose cannabutter × 9.87 mg per tbsp = 59.2 mg THC (theoretical) ÷ 12 portions = 4.93 mg per finger.

Theoretical maximum: it assumes complete decarboxylation (THCA × 0.877) and that every milligram ends up in the food. Real yield is usually lower, which is why you start with one portion and wait. Re-run the maths for your flower →

per finger
2.5510 mg
Start with one. Wait two hours.

Ingredients

  • 85 g (6 tbsp) low-dose cannabutter, softened
  • 30 g (2 tbsp) plain unsalted butter, softened
  • 55 g caster sugar
  • 170 g plain flour
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped
  • Pinch of fine salt
  • 1 tbsp demerara sugar, for the top

Uses low-dose cannabutter at 9.87 mg THC per tbsp (theoretical). Made it differently? Recalculate.

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160 °C (320 °F) and line a 20 cm square tin. Beat both butters with the caster sugar until pale.

    Image slot · step 1: creamed butter and sugar · 1200 × 800
  2. Stir in the zest, thyme and salt, then the flour, until it just comes together.

    Image slot · step 2: shortbread dough with zest and thyme · 1200 × 800
  3. Press evenly into the tin, prick with a fork and score into 12 fingers (3 × 4). Scatter the demerara on top.

    Image slot · step 3: dough pressed into the tin and scored into 12 · 1200 × 800
  4. Bake 22–25 minutes until pale gold at the edges. Re-cut along the lines while warm and cool in the tin.

    Image slot · step 4: baked shortbread re-cut along the score lines · 1200 × 800
  5. Store in a labelled tin with the milligrams per finger.

    Image slot · step 5: shortbread fingers in a labelled tin · 1200 × 800

Dosing notes

  • Score before baking and re-cut after; uneven pieces mean uneven doses.

Can I use infused olive oil instead?

Yes: the same tablespoons of infused oil and a tablespoon less flour. The texture is more crumbly.

How long does it keep?

A week in a sealed tin or three months frozen.

Educational content, not medical advice. Effects vary with body weight, tolerance and what else you have eaten. Label infused food with the milligrams per portion and the date, and keep it away from children and pets.

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