Walkers Shortbread Highlanders, 7-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 4)

Walkers' story begins over a century ago in 1898 in the Scottish Highlands, when the twenty-one-year-old Joseph Walker opened the doors of his own bakery with a £50 loan and the dream of making the finest shortbread in the world. In the first year of business, Joseph dedicated every spare moment to perfecting his shortbread recipe, and his efforts paid off as his fame and demand for his quality shortbread grew. Joseph then took the first steps to expanding the business by moving to a larger shop in the Speyside village of Aberlour and investing in a horse and cart to deliver his baking further afield.

During the 1930s, Joseph's sons, James and Joseph, joined the business, bringing fresh, new ideas. By 1936, they had introduced three valuable additions: a range of cakes, a selection of confectionery, and the company's first delivery van. This allowed Walkers' products to be sold even further afield, and the prospects for expansion were looking promising.

While some manufacturers began to cut corners by using margarine instead of butter, Joseph believed that people still appreciated the care that went into making a superior product like Walkers shortbread. And he was right. That's why, even after Joseph Walker's death in 1954, his sons continued to use his original recipe.

By 1961, all three of James' children - Joseph, James, and Marjorie - had joined the business, making the third generation of Walkers working for the family firm. By 1975, Walkers had outgrown their extended bakery and moved to a custom-built factory that gave them the extra space and facilities they needed to develop new products such as Chocolate Chip Shortbread and specialty cookies.

By the 1970s, Joseph's grandchildren had begun exporting Walkers shortbread to over 60 countries around the world - still baking to his original recipe. Within a decade, they won the first of three Queen's Awards for Export Achievement - the highest accolade given to British exporters.

Consistent quality and traditionally delicious recipes have made Walkers the choice of the most discerning customers and retailers. Walkers' reputation continues to grow as loyal customers worldwide delight in traditional shortbreads and innovative new products like almond, ginger, and luxurious chocolate-covered shortbread.

Highlanders Shortbread, made with creamery butter, finest flour, sugar, and salt, and then hand-rolled in crunchy demerara sugar around the rim, offer the great taste of a shortbread cookie encircled by a dusting of a wonderful light sugar edge. The International Taste and Quality Institute awarded a Superior Taste Award to the Shortbread Highlanders at the esteemed iTQi ceremony in June 2015, classifying them as 'Exceptional Taste'.

Walker's Highlanders Shortbread are big crunchy cookies with a perfectly buttery taste, just right with any flavor of hot tea or on their own. Take a bite, let it rest on your tongue, and experience this rich, buttery cookie in all its decadence.

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