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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 Rhubarb

    • Strawberry jam with rhubarb smeared on a piece of toast on a plate.
      Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
    • Freshly baked rhubarb crumble ready to be served.
      Rhubarb Crumble
    • Rhubarb upside down cake sliced to serve it.
      Rhubarb Raspberry Upside-Down Cake
    • Serving rhubarb muffins on plates with a side of butter.
      Rhubarb Muffins With Sour Cream And Streusel
    • Let's bake with rhubarb-best rhubarb recipes roundup
      What to bake with rhubarb
    • Bluebarb or blueberry rhubarb crumble with a marzipan oat crumble topping in a blue baking dish with a fluted edge
      Blueberry rhubarb crisp with marzipan crumble

    Maple Season

    • Double crust apple pie loaded with apples.
      Maple Apple Pie
    • Serving maple cinnamon buns from the baking pan with a spatula.
      Maple Cinnamon Buns
    • Homemade maple butter
      How to Make Homemade Maple Butter
    • Maple syrup custard pie
      Maple Syrup Pie
    • Maple fudge with walnuts, cut into squares, on a platter.
      Maple fudge
    • Maple syrup can be used to make maple butter, a spread for toast or even maple syrup pie
      What to bake with maple syrup

    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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