Fruit Filled Shortbread Bars

If you are a big cookie fan and love shortbread, you will love this filled shortbread cookie bar with your favorite fruit.

The cookie is bursting with a melt-in-your-mouth buttery crust with toasted coconut and pecans infused into the dough.

A fruit filling is made by boiling dried fruits or you can use fresh when available we use lots of dried apricots and figs all winter long.

After the fruits are chopped fine this goes in between the crust and topped with a crumble for an out-of-this-world flavor in every morsel.

We have several options for you to choose from using this basic shortbread cookie dough and no cutting involved just a one-pan easy dessert cookie.

If you're in a hurry you can even use jams, preserves or marmalade fillings!

This shortbread bar is so adaptable it can be a different flavor every time you bake it with just one recipe.

We love easy recipes like this one, you may remember these simple delights like Shortbread Magic Cookie Bars or our favorite Shortbread Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes.

Scroll down to the recipe card for this delicious printable fruit-filled cookie bar.

Shortbread Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you love shortbread and buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies you've just hit the jackpot. These are incredibly delicious and rich plus a bonus of chocolate chips are added.

Oh and yes one other chocolate sensation, we dipped them on one end to be a holy cow moment!

They’re crunchy butter cookies in every bite, with just the perfect amount of chocolate!

I can only tell you they are totally addicting and nothing like the regular chocolate chip cookies you've ever had before!

With just 5 simple ingredients you'll be on your way to making your new favorite cookies of all time and never look back!

If you're a cookie lover, do try my family's favorite everything cookies chocolate chip cookie recipe, peanut butter cookie recipe, and oatmeal cookies

Scroll down to the printable recipe card to avoid ads hit print and let's bake some cookies!

Thanksgiving Shortbread Turkey Cutout Cookies

This Thanksgiving Shortbread Turkey Cutout Cookie is so festive and it makes the perfect centerpiece on your holiday tables.


The best part of this recipe is you can use it in so many ways and for so many occasions.


The dough can be filled, left plain, or decorated with frosting and I have more tips and tricks for you to follow in this easy recipe below.


A simple shortbread soft dough that turns into a crunchy flaky melt-in-your-mouth cookie dough and is so easy to handle.


I love these sandwiched together with flavored jams, melted chocolate, or just plain dusted with powdered sugar.


The kids love them on Halloween in pumpkin shapes frosted and decorated.


A great project to keep the kids busy, they love decorating for all the holiday themes.


Scroll down to the recipe card for the ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions and make these all year round!

Trefoils or Shortbread ( copycat Girl Scout Cookies)

Trefoils are a copycat shortbread cookie from the ever-so-popular Girl Scout once-a-year cookie collection.

These buttery little rounds with a sugary topping are just the right break-time cookie with your favorite hot beverage or a cold glass of milk.

This classic cookie can never be considered a plain cookie with that buttery crisp old-fashioned shortbread flavor.

These copycat Girl Scout cookies are a vintage timeless classic.