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    Shortbread Cookie Recipes

    Remember the 1-2-3 shortbread ratio and you're all set to make most classic all-butter shortbread cookies. You can make them with powdered sugar for a more tender, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread coookie or with granulated sugar. You can roll them and use cookie cutters to make jam-filled shortbread cookies or press the dough in a mould to make these lavender shortbread. Egyptian shortbread are made with clarified butter so they are even more tender.

    All roads lead to buttery goodness.

    • Homemade jam-filled shortbread cookies with little cutout windows shaped like hearts and stars.
      Jam Shortbread Cookies
    • A plate of lemon curd-filled shortbread cookies with a jar of lemon curd on the side.
      Lemon Curd Shortbread Cookies
    • A pink plate filled with lemon shortbread cookies and with a yellow napkin.
      Lemon Shortbread Cookies
    • Spreading maple butter filling on maple shortbread to sandwich together and make maple cream cookies.
      Maple Cream Cookies
    • Jam Thumbprint Cookies
    • Maple shortbread cookies glazed with real maple syrup and maple flakes
      Maple Shortbread Cookies
    • Star-shaped shortbread cookie on cooling rack with mini sifter of powdered sugar to sprinkle on top of the cookies
      Egyptian shortbread
    • A plate of shortbread cookies with flecks of cocoa nibs.
      Buckwheat Shortbread Cookies with Cocoa Nibs
    • Lavender shortbread cookies cut into wedges and dipped in white chocolate.
      Lavender shortbread cookies dipped in white chocolate
    • Shortbread cookies cut into sticks in a square pan.
      Easy 1 2 3 Shortbread Cookies
    • Homemade alfajores cookies on plates served with coffee.
      Alfajores
    • A plate of chocolate shortbread cookies that are dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed freeze-dried raspberries.
      Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
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    Bake With Pumpkin

    • Serving a slice of pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream.
      Baked Pumpkin Cheesecake
    • A yellow plate of baked pumpkin donuts coated in cinnamon sugar.
      Baked pumpkin donuts
    • Scoops of pumpkin ice cream in little bowls with pie crust cookies.
      Pumpkin ice cream
    • Serving pumpkin pie on black plates.
      Pumpkin Pie Without Evaporated Milk
    • A plate with a pumpkin muffin split open and smeared with butter, with a cup of coffee on the side.
      Pumpkin Muffins With Streusel Topping
    • Slices of pumpkin bread served on dessert plates with a cup of coffee.
      Perfect Pumpkin Loaf Cake

    Apple Season

    • Double crust apple pie loaded with apples.
      Maple Apple Pie
    • Slicing into an Italian apple cake to serve it.
      Old-Fashioned Apple Yogurt Cake
    • Apple jam served on a toasted English muffin
      Cinnamon Apple Jam (no pectin)
    • Apple crumb coffee cake ready to be served with cups of tea, plates and a serrated knife
      Apple Crumble Cake
    • An apple cake baked in a square baking pan.
      Apple Butter Cake with Brandy
    • Apple butter pie stencilled with icing sugar.
      Apple Butter Pie

    Eggless chocolate cake

    Chocolate layer cake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate sprinkles on a cake stand.
    Learn to make an eggless chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting!

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    How to poach pears

    Poached pears on an enamelware plate.
    This easy poached pears recipe is simple and you can use the poached fruit for salads, appetizers, and desserts!

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