Not a large cookie but you can pop them in you mouth in one bite size cookie perfect for the little ones.
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened (no substitutions)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon finely ground semolina flour
4 to 5 tablespoon heavy cream or more depending on how the dough comes together (should be a round smooth ball not dry not sticky) easy to handle
regular granulated sugar for sprinkling on top
Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar until blended. Increase speed to high and beat until light and creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula add both kinds of flour. Add cream one tablespoon at a time till it forms a ball, dough should not be sticky.Roll dough out with very little flour on a board around 1/2 inch thick. Use any kind of cookie cutter you like. With small cocktail style fork, prick dough in a decorative pattern(I just used the tines three or four times in a row.) Sprinkle with regular sugar.
Bake shortbread about 15 to 20 minutes or until light and evenly browned around the edge. Let cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
Remove shortbread.
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon finely ground semolina flour
4 to 5 tablespoon heavy cream or more depending on how the dough comes together (should be a round smooth ball not dry not sticky) easy to handle
regular granulated sugar for sprinkling on top
Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar until blended. Increase speed to high and beat until light and creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula add both kinds of flour. Add cream one tablespoon at a time till it forms a ball, dough should not be sticky.Roll dough out with very little flour on a board around 1/2 inch thick. Use any kind of cookie cutter you like. With small cocktail style fork, prick dough in a decorative pattern(I just used the tines three or four times in a row.) Sprinkle with regular sugar.
Bake shortbread about 15 to 20 minutes or until light and evenly browned around the edge. Let cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
Remove shortbread.
Do like these? Or not your favorite? Then maybe you will like the rest of the series of knockoff cookies:
Lemon Coolers (a retired Famous knockoff cookie)
Those trefoils look beautiful - much better than the original girl scout cookies. I was thinking of making thin mints, too. Nice photographs. Please check out my blog, too.
ReplyDeleteShortbread cookies are one of my favorites! Yours look lovely all wrapped up!
ReplyDeleteahhhh, this may be my favorite - a simple shortbread perfect for many desserts ... love it with a big bowl of ice cream
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ReplyDelete@bunkycooks thanks for much for your kind words!
@drick hmmm ice cream what kind? do I have to guess?
They look yummy. I could be eating a couple of these with my coffee this morning! I actually ordered GS cookies for the first time in years this year as one of our researcher's daughters is selling them. I'm thinking they ought to be here soon!
ReplyDeleteI love shortbread cookies! I love how simple and tasty they are and they go perfect with ice cream! beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteWow Claudia, the cookies look wonderful! You did a great job. Can you send me a packet of these good looking babes? hehe....
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Cheers, Kristy
Mmmmm...Love shortbread. Really like the presentation, so feminine and pretty :)
ReplyDeleteMmmmm...Love shortbread. Really like the presentation, so feminine and pretty :)
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty. I just love the pictures you take!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cookies, you really captured the great buttery texture of the dough, I know those must taste terrific with a nice cup of tea or coffee.
ReplyDeleteBuonissmi! Your photos get more and more beautiful!
ReplyDeletebeautiful pics,delicious shortbread!
ReplyDeletePerfect!! Love shortbread, in fact any buttery cookie does it for me!! Yours are just perfect!
ReplyDeleteOh so wonderfully...... sweet! Love these cookies!
ReplyDeleteYour shortbread looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOmg, Trefoils were my favorite Girl Scout cookies as a kid!! This is awesome, really. And the photos look great, Miss Thing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos and a tasty cookie too, yummy!
ReplyDeleteOK Claudia I have a half dozen with a nice hot mug of black coffee! Your photos are great, love the lace ties.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous cookies! They make such a beautiful gift.
ReplyDeleteThese are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love shortbread. Yours are gorgeous and the pictures very nice. Have a nice Sunday :X
ReplyDeleteA fabulous treat! gorgeous cookies!
ReplyDeletethanks everyone for the wonderful comments!
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty and sound totally scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteI just adore shortbread of all kinds. Being that you dont get girl scout cookies in the UK, I'd love to try these. I'm going to bookmark this, and I'm going to check out your other knockoffs.
ReplyDelete*kisses* HH
p.s. this is my first time visiting your blog, its fab
Boy, do those look good. I love shortbread cookies.
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty! I love a buttery shortbread! I bet they just melt in your mouth.
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