A mini ice-cream scoop is a quick way to form these nutty balls, a favourite recipe of Shanta Solanki of Woodbridge, Ont.
Use this basic shortbread dough to create four delicious variations,
Just a pinch of cinnamon takes white chocolate to even greater heights of flavour. It also acts as a delicious counterpoint to the gingery spice of these cookies, which are perfectly crispy on the outside and delectably chewy on the inside.
No fish-and-chips platter is complete without a tasty bowl of slaw. Use red-skinned apples for the best appearance.
Our classic fig cookies become even softer with time, so they're ideal for making ahead. Dried Calimyrna figs are lighter in colour than the more common Mission figs, and have a subtle nutty flavour, which works well in the cookies. Find them in the dried fruit section of your grocery store.
For holiday baking, it's handy to have a versatile shortbread recipe like this one. Omit the icing and alter the size and shape, and you'll have an entirely different recipe (see Shortbread Buttons).
Two favourite cookie flavours meld into melt-in-your-mouth shortbread.
Top these addictive cookies with mini peanut butter cups for an extra treat.
Rich, chocolaty but very delicate, these cookies are anything but traditional.
