Making delicious, rich cookies isn't very difficult — but it does require quality ingredients, including great butter. Find ...

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Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies are all the goodness of melt-in-your-mouth shortbread combined with a little bit of ...

In the U.S., salted and unsalted butter hovers around 80 percent butterfat and the rest is water. European butter ranges between 83 percent and 86 percent butterfat. “Salted butter is made from cream ...

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 ...

Shortbread is one of those cookies that is so easy, and yet so perfect. Delicate and buttery, crisp and creamy, these cookies are held together with just the right amount of flour and are balanced ...

Pastry chef and activitst Natasha Pickowicz is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to bake up a couple of her favorite recipes from her cookbook, "More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and ...

If you need a last minute gift, something to take to a potluck or a sweet treat for Santa (or yourself), the following recipes can be made in a flash. The real work is in waiting for them to cool.

Crumbly, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies are to die for. When done right, they're amazing; when done poorly, they can be dry. There are a few secrets if you want to know how to make ...

For shortbread with the ideal brown butter flavor and crispy edges, double-baking is the way to go. This how to get the best holiday (or year-round) cookies.

It’s officially the holidays! And what better way to celebrate than with freshly baked cookies? You’ll most likely find holiday cookies in one of three varieties: shortbread cookies, butter cookies, ...

Challenge yourself with a technical bake from Junior Bake Off and have a go at making these delicious Shortbread Peanut Butter Squares. When you combine chocolatey goodness with flaky biscuit and a ...