🫣 My husband literally had to hide them from me!


Hey friends❣️

It’s true. They’re way up there next to the Frito Twists. Out of reach, but not out of mind.

Sometimes I even surprise myself. These cookies were originally published back in 2012. I knew they were good, but when I tested them again last week for a photo refresh I was blown away. It's like a warm cup of coffee meets chocolate chip shortbread. Wow.

Shortbread is such an elemental recipe it's really worth having in your repertoire. It's dead easy but a different sort of cookie dough from what we're used to. Once you get the shortbread 'bug' you'll be making everything from the most rustic slice and bake cookies to fancy and fabulous molded shortbread (just in time for the holidays, haha!)

  1. Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
  2. Scottish Shortbread

I have over 70 recipes in my shortbread collection, and many of them are based on the same classic dough made with butter, sugar, and flour. Of course there are endless variations, so I'll never stop dreaming up new ideas!



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I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun!

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