Shortbreads for Every Taste

Raspberry Shortbread Sandwiches

Reminiscent of a Linzer torte, these raspberry jam-filled shortbread cookies are a beautiful addition to any holiday cookie tray. The ingredient list is short, and the process is simple. Make the cookies in advance and freeze without the jam. Assemble just before serving.

Recipe: Raspberry Shortbread Sandwiches

Vanilla Bean Shortbread

Use pantry staples and a flavorful vanilla bean to create these delicate cookies. Have a holiday party coming up and need a make-ahead dessert? Prepare these shortbreads up to five days in advance.

Recipe: Vanilla Bean Shortbread

Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread Hearts

Instead of the traditional triangle or square shapes, this easy shortbread dough is rolled and cut into heart shapes and then dipped in chocolate and nuts. It also looks spectacular cut into stars or trees with edges dipped in white chocolate and rolled in nuts or sprinkles.

Recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread Hearts

Savory Spiced Shortbreads

World travelers and adventurous eaters will appreciate the sweet and spicy curry flavor that tints these shortbreads and takes the taste buds on an Oriental Express-style adventure.

Recipe: Savory Spiced Shortbreads

Scottish Shortbread

With just four ingredients, these buttery-rich shortbread cookies can be made in the food processor or with a handheld mixer. Because they're baked in pans rather than free form, shaping the cookies is a snap, too. Shortbread doesn't get any easier.

Recipe: Scottish Shortbread

Espresso Shortbread Cookies

Looking for something new to flavor your shortbread? These round beauties are laced with ground espresso, coffee liqueur, and cacoa nibs (the small bits of roasted cacoa beans used to make chocolate). With their subtle chocolate flavor and crunchy texture, the nibs will be a pleasant surprise to cookie monsters.

Recipe: Espresso Shortbread Cookies

Lemon-Chamomile Shortbread

A little bit of loose tea and some freshly grated lemon zest cut the richness of traditional shortbread. Baked in a 9-inch pan, this small-batch cookie recipe is perfect for times when you crave a little shortbread but don't want to be in the kitchen all day.

Recipe: Lemon-Chamomile Shortbread

Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Fingers

These cookies have a double dose of chocolate and are the perfect pickup party bites. And at only 65 cents per serving, you can make enough for your guests and your secret sweet stash (we promise not to tell).

Recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Fingers

Brown Sugar Shortbread

An unusually thick shortbread with a hint of caramel flavor from the brown sugar used in the dough, these rich cookies are going to disappear in a flash. Be sure to tuck some away in the freezer to pull out for a quick holiday dessert or snack.

Recipe: Brown Sugar Shortbread

Chai Shortbread

The subtle spices of Indian Chai tea flavor these small crispy shortbread rounds. Serve them with hot chocolate or for a light dessert. Really love the flavor of Chai? Consider doubling the spices for a bolder tasting cookie.

Recipe: Chai Shortbread

Maple-Walnut Shortbread

A twist on the traditional, these cookies are flavored with maple syrup and strewn with walnuts that toast to a nutty-rich flavor as the shortbread bakes. Instead of worrying about scoring and shaping the dough, the shortbread bakes in a single layer and is cut after cooking.

Recipe: Maple-Walnut Shortbread

Dark Chocolate-Espresso Shortbread

Who knew that adding cocoa powder and instant coffee to shortbread dough would produce such a deep, dark chocolate treat? The easy dough is shaped in a circle that's scored and cut into triangles and then dipped in white and dark chocolate.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate-Espresso Shortbread

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