What is "shortbreads"

Usage examples of "shortbreads".

Using the floured tines of a fork, score the shortbreads into eighths.

I showed Julian the beginnings of the soup and the shortbreads, and told him about the now-thickened fudgy chocolate cookie dough.

On the cookie plate are always a few chocolate wafers, but the majority are chalky shortbreads that crumble into little pieces unless the whole thing is ingested at once.