shortbread

I can't really compare Boterkoek (buttercake) to anything else I know from outside of the Netherlands. Shortbread comes the closest, so I have chosen to describe this as a soft shortbread. It's very rich and creamy. I hope you like it! Ingredients for the dough: 350 grams of plain flour 300...

Makes 12 cookies 1/4 pound (1 stick, 8 Tbsp) unsalted butter room temperature 5 Tbsp granulated sugar 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp orange zest (no white pith) 1 tsp orange liqueur 1 cup AP flour Cream butter, sugar and salt until mixture is smooth (sugar granules are gone). Stir in zest and then...

This is an English shortbread wrapped around Japanese sweet potato. Perfect for the holiday season. Here is a video showing how to make them. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8ezHuP3l6c The Filling 500 grams uncooked sweet potato 100 grams sugar Boil the potatoes until soft...

Makes 24 shortbread cookies/crackers 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp ground cumin 2 Tbsp sour cream Scant 1 Tbsp water 1 small serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves 1 cup AP flour 4 ounces...

About 18-20 Cookies, Preparation 10 mins, Cooking 20 mins Unsalted butter, 250 g Plain flour, 250g Spelt flour, 130 g Caster sugar, 120 g Dark Chocolate, to taste A pinch of salt Method Put both the sieved flours in a bowl along with sugar, stir. Cut the cold butter into small pieces and...

My cookies got a bit too brown. Our oven has been acting wonky of late and I think it's running hot, among other things. I think we'll be oven shopping soon. 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter (softened) 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp butter flavoring 1/8...

Here is another one. Shortbread cookies with maple syrup. 225 grams butter 125 ml maple syrup 250 grams plain flour 1/4 teasp salt Preheat oven to 180c gas mark 4 beat butter, syrup, until smooth stir in flour and salt until just incorporated. Form into walnut sized balls. Flatten slightly...

It's that time of year in the UK when there's a massive fund-raising day for Children in Need. When I was still employed, one of my annual contributions was to make quantities of shortbread, to be sold to colleagues for as much as I could get away with. In early years, I tried various recipes...