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I have always been a “cook” not a baker, when it comes to the time I spend in the kitchen. In fact, the idea of baking anything, especially cookies, would cause a reaction in me similar to when you say Brussels Sprouts to a four-year-old. Ick. It was so time-consuming and exact... ugh. But suddenly something happened… maybe it was all of the delicious desserts seen in every magazine and tv show, maybe it was my Great Aunt’s years of scratch pies calling me home. Whatever it was, I finally started baking. And the more I baked, the more I loved it. And found out that baking is EASY. And the exacting nature of baking turned it into a challenge to try more and more difficult items and accomplish it and do it well. The feeling of finishing a beautiful, complicated homemade cake could never compare to anything I put together on the stove for dinner. So, I guess I call myself a baker now and I love it!
My friend Ange has been making this shortbread recipe for us
for years. And every time she shows up with a plate of it the entire plate will
be devoured in a matter of minutes, all of us picking the crumbs off the plate
with our fingers when whole cookies are gone.
Shortbread is such a classic, simple, delicious taste and something I’ve
never made before, so I thought I would give it a shot. And, yep, Easy! Turns out I’ve actually been making
shortbread for a while now, I just called it crust and didn’t think about it
being the same thing.
