Shortbread is the one store-bought cookie that makes you feel fancy even if you're just snarfing them down straight from the bag. The buttery richness and sandy crumb are a timeless mix that elevates ...

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Shortbread is ridiculously easy to make and despite being made from a limited number of inexpensive ingredients, the dough can be transformed into a seemingly endless number of variations. Powdered ...

Looking for the ultimate cookie? This one, from Jesse Szewczyk’s “Cookies: The New Classics” (Clarkson Potter, $27.50), hits all the buttons. Buttery shortbread. Gooey caramel. Nutty peanut butter. Oh ...

Lightly sweet and quite crumbly, shortbread cookies are a buttery wonder. They take minutes to make, are sturdy enough to package as gifts and improve with age. The simplest kinds of shortbread ...

Butter, flour, sugar and a little bit of salt. There’s not much that’s simpler than a shortbread. But for those of us who love to bake, it’s the perfect kind of recipe. Despite being made from a ...

Cookies are a sometime food, and with the holidays around the corner, that sometime is now. Here at NPR, the holiday baking season is not complete without a story from the always-charming Brass ...

You know how certain smells instantly bring you into the holiday spirit? For me, it’s a toss-up between fresh pine, cinnamon, ...