1 1/4 Stick Unsalted Butter (Softened) 1/4    Cup Powdered Sugar 1 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/4    teaspoon salt 1      Cup plus 2 Tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons All-Purpose Flour 1/3   Cup Cornstarch (adding cornstarch makes the cookie crumbly) Position the rack in the middle of the oven.  Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Sift the powdered sugar, sugar and...

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This basic shortbread recipe can be used as base for many types of cookies. I sometimes use it as cheesecake crust too.BASIC SCOTTISH SHORTBREADIngredients:1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour3 tablespoons sugar1/2 cup butter 1. In a mixing bowl stir together the flour and sugar. Then cut in butter till mixture resembles fine crumbs. Form mixture into a ball and knead till smooth.2. For wedges,...

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There is something so sensual and therapeutic about baking… that feeling of fluffy flour and the soft melting butter squishing through your fingers is inexplicable… and yes, I got hooked… More than that, the warm and fuzzy feeling that fills up my ribcage when my neighbors can’t stop ranting and raving about my goodies is pretty hard to match. The spirit of giving...

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