All Posts Tagged With: "shortbread cookies"

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Breakfast Today? Christmas Cookies.

A bit overdue, perhaps, but our mini marathon of Christmas cookie baking took place yesterday. Originally my Mom and I had planned on baking early in the day, but it was snowing and we decided to get some errands done first. We ended up making four different types, two old and two new recipes. At our [...]

7Dec2008 | | 3 comments | Continued
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Lavender-Scented Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies

Lavender-Scented Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies (adapted from Williams-Sonoma recipes) 2 cups pastry flour (or all-purpose flour) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or pure vanilla extract) 1/4 teaspoon fleur de sel (or kosher salt) 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces, at room temperature Lavender Sugar, for dusting and rolling (www.thespicehouse.com) [...]

19Jan2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Cut-Out Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread Cookies (from The Pastry Queen by Rebecca Rather) 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Powdered Sugar Icing 2 cups powedered sugar, sifted 1/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract In a large [...]

19Jan2008 | | 0 comments | Continued