Sablé is a French round shortbread cookie that might have originated in Sablé-sur-Sarthe in Sarthe.

[1] The French word sablé means "sandy",[2] a rough equivalent of English "breadcrumbs".

Generally, the baker begins the process by rubbing cold butter into flour and sugar to form particles of dough until the texture resembles that of breadcrumbs or sand.

[3] Among the most well-known sablé recipes are those of La Mère Poulard, and the cookies of Saint-Michel and Pont-Aven.

Sablés can be flavoured with almonds, lemon, parmesan, green pepper, or orange zest.