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Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch square baking dish.
2. 2 Blend flour, sugar, and butter until well combined; dough will be stiff. Press into the prepared dish and prick the top all over with a fork.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until pale golden brown on the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

By Cheryl Otten

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. 2 Cream butter and sugar with mixer. Add flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Use hands to thoroughly mix.
3. 3 Press into a jelly roll pan. Prick to bottom all over with a fork being sure the fork hits the bottom and the pricks are close together.
4. 4 Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300 and continue to bake for 40 minutes more. Wait 2 minutes then cut into finger size bars. Cool thoroughly in pan.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
3. 3 Beat butter and brown sugar together until smooth and creamy.
4. 4 Add 3 to 3 3/4 cups flour; mix well.
5. 5 Sprinkle board with remaining flour. Knead for 5 minutes, adding enough flour to make a soft dough.
6. 6 Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into 3x1-inch strips.
7. 7 Prick shortbread cookies with a fork and place on ungreased baking sheets.
8. 8 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

By Linda

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides.
2. 2 Mix butter and sugar together with a spoon until texture is sandy. Slowly mix in flour. Knead dough a few times until crumbly, not smooth. Pat dough over the bottom of the prepared pan. Prick all over with a fork.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 45 minutes. Score with a knife while still warm. Lift out foil and let cookies cool on a baking rack. Break apart on cut lines when completely cooled.

By Stephanie DeMuth

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. 2 Mix flour, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl until well combined and the dough holds together.
3. 3 Press dough into an ungreased 11½x7½-inch jelly roll pan until evenly spread. Prick dough all over with a fork to prevent puffing while it bakes. Sprinkle sugar over the top.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
5. 5 Cut shortbread into squares in the pan while still warm. Cool completely before removing squares from the pan.

By SueSmo79

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• confectioners sugar
• maraschino cherry
• maraschino cherry

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Beat flour, butter, and confectioners’ sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until very light and fluffy, 8 to 10 minutes; dough should look pale, soft, and airy.
3. 3 Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Top each cookie with a cherry quarter.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are light golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

By William Uncle Bill Anatooskin

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• sugar
• baking soda

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. 2 In a medium bowl, cream butter to soften. Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda, stir into the softened butter. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Press down sightly with a cold fork.
3. 3 Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

By Dort

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• butter
• rice flour

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Line a baking sheet with greaseproof (parchment) paper. Sift the flour and rice flour into a medium mixing bowl. Add the sugar and mix.
3. 3 Cut butter into pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture begins to bind together. Knead into soft dough.
4. 4 Roll the dough into an 8 inch round (or for exact round, mold it in an 8 inch cake pan). Place on baking sheet. Using a fork, prick top and make tine marks along edge. Using a table knife, score top with wedge marks. (This is where it will break when cooled)
5. 5 Bake 45 minutes or until pale golden in color. Sprinkle a little superfine sugar over top and cool on baking sheet. Cut into wedges. Keeps for weeks in airtight tin.

By Norita Solt

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• fruit jam

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add sifted flour, and mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheets. Imprint your thumb in the center to make a 1/2-inch indentation. Fill with your favorite preserves.
3. 3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown at the edges.

By G Crandall

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• sugar
• cinnamon
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until the mixture is like fine crumbs. Pack the crumbs into a ball, then knead by hand until smooth. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into an 8 inch circle. Place the circle on a baking sheet, and slice into 16 wedges. Leave the circle intact.
3. 3 Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the center has set. Cut the circle into wedges again while it is still warm, and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

By SurfCityGirl

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• ✓ all-purpose flour
• egg
• sugar
• sour cream
• sugar
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
2. 2 Combine eggs and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer for 5 minutes until mixture is smooth and thick. Sift 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour on top and carefully mix into the batter using a wooden spoon or a spatula. Pour batter into the prepared springform pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to completely cool on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
4. 4 Combine sour cream, 1 cup sugar, and lemon juice in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer for 10 to 15 minutes until a thick cream forms.
5. 5 Cut cake horizontally into 3 layers. Place bottom layer on a cake platter and spread with a layer of cream filling. Add second layer and spread another layer of filling on top. Finish cake by placing the third layer on top and cover cake from all sides with the remaining cream. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

By Oleshka

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• lemon
• lemon curd

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly creamed. Gradually mix in flour, 1 cup at a time. Add lemon zest and mix until well blended.
3. 3 Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make an indent in the center of each using your thumb. Put a small spoonful of lemon curd into each indent.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

By inugrl21

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• cream cheese
• strawberry jam
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
2. 2 Beat butter and cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour gradually, beating well after each addition.
3. 3 Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut into 2-inch circles. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon jam into the center of each circle. Fold the opposite edges together, slightly overlapping. Place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely, then sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

By Karen Wood

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• almond flour
• white sugar
• butter
• egg yolk
• vanilla sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, and sugar in a bowl; rub in butter using your fingers until coarse crumbs form. Add egg yolks and work into a smooth dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. 3 Turn dough onto a floured work surface; roll into long, thin pieces. Cut into 2-inch pieces and shape each piece into a crescent-shape. Place crescents on the prepared baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Immediately roll the crescents in vanilla sugar while hot. Set aside to cool.

By Marianne

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• egg
• butter
• water
• blueberry
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place 8 cups flour on a clean work surface; make a well in the center. Crack eggs into well, add butter, and pour in a little warm water; start mixing together, adding a bit more water if needed. Knead dough well, continuing to add more water as needed. Continue kneading until dough is soft and smooth, adding a little more flour only if needed.
2. 2 Dust a work surface with flour. Cut dough into 4 pieces; roll out 1 piece to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough into circles using a glass or a round pastry cutter.
3. 3 Fill each dough circle with 1 teaspoon blueberries; sprinkle with sugar. Fold dough into a half-moon shape; seal edges. Set aside on a tea towel. Repeat with remaining dough, blueberries, and sugar.
4. 4 Bring a large pan of salted water to a gentle boil. Add pierogi, in batches; cook until they float to the surface, 5 to 7 minutes, then cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to a colander with a slotted spoon; drain.

By Magda

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• egg
• confectioners sugar
• anise extract
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 In a large bowl, beat eggs until light with an electric mixer on high speed. Reduce speed and add the anise extract and confectioners' sugar. Continue beating at medium speed until well combined. Sift together the flour and baking powder; stir into the egg mixture, dough will be quite stiff.
2. 2 Roll out dough to 3/8 inch thickness. Imprint with a springerle board and cut apart. Place cookies onto a cookie sheet and let rest uncovered overnight.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake cookies for 7 to 10 minutes.

By Shirley

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• almond
• butter
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• almond extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Mix all-purpose flour, almonds, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl until well blended.
3. 3 Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

By NESSITA

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• sugar
• baker's ammonia
• almond

Instructions

1. 1 In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the powdered ammonia and chopped almonds. Knead in the flour. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and freeze for 1 hour.
2. 2 preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Take cookies out of the freezer and bake for 30 minutes.

By RETTTS

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• rolled oat
• brown sugar
• butter
• baking soda
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Dissolve the baking soda in the water.
3. 3 Combine the oats, flour and brown sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the baking soda mixture and form dough into a ball. Either roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters or press dough into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking pan.
4. 4 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

By Jan Bull

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• cottage cheese
• egg
• sugar
• semolina flour
• canola oil

Instructions

1. 1 Mix together the cottage cheese, eggs, and sugar. Stir in semolina and all-purpose flour, and work into a soft dough. Turn the dough onto a floured surface, and roll into a 1-inch thick log. Slice the log into 8 pieces, then pat each piece in additional flour to form a patty.
2. 2 Heat the oil over medium heat until hot. Fry the syrniki in hot oil until golden brown on each side, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

By LRISPENS

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• egg
• white sugar
• cinnamon
• clove
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and eggs together with an electric mixer for 20 minutes. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves and pepper and stir them into the egg mixture. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Let the cookies sit out overnight to dry.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the cookies for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container for a week to blend the flavors.

By judy

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• brown sugar
• sweetened condensed milk
• butter
• brown sugar
• milk chocolate

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square pan.
2. 2 To make the shortbread crust: Sift flour into a bowl. Rub in butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Mix in brown sugar and shape dough into a ball.
3. 3 Press dough into the prepared pan. Prick all over with a fork.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, about 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool.
5. 5 Meanwhile, to make the caramel: Combine condensed milk, butter, and brown sugar in a nonstick saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until caramel comes to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until golden and pulling away from the sides of the pan, 5 to 10 minutes.
6. 6 Pour caramel over cooled crust and refrigerate until firm to the touch, about 1 hour.
7. 7 To make the chocolate topping: Place chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes.
8. 8 Spread melted chocolate over cooled caramel. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens, about 15 minutes. Cut into bars.

By Miija Veley

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• vanilla extract
• powdered sugar
• walnut
• powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. 3 Cream butter and vanilla together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. 4 Whisk flour and 6 tablespoons powdered sugar together in separate bowl. Add to the butter mixture and stir until just blended. Add walnuts and mix until incorporated; mixture may be crumbly.
5. 5 Take small scoops of dough and roll between your hands into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are just turning golden, about 12 minutes.
7. 7 Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.
8. 8 Place remaining 1/3 cup powdered sugar in a small bowl. Roll cooled cookies in the powdered sugar once or twice.
9. 9 Enjoy!

By THEAUNT708

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• confectioners sugar
• vanilla sugar
• potato flour
• red food coloring

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 With an electric mixer, beat the butter and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl until smooth and creamy; beat in the vanilla sugar.
3. 3 In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with potato flour.
4. 4 Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture, about 1/4 cup at a time, until all the flour is mixed in.
5. 5 Stir in the food coloring until the dough is evenly colored.
6. 6 Place the dough into a cookie press fitted with a decorative tip.
7. 7 Press out 1 1/2-inch cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet.
8. 8 Bake cookies in the preheated oven until the bottoms are just lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

By Linda T

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• almond
• brown sugar
• butter
• cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Beat butter and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; stir in 1 cup flour until a smooth dough forms. Divide dough into 12 even pieces; press into the bottom and sides of each cup of a 12-cup muffin tin.
3. 3 Combine slivered almonds, brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons butter in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in cream and 2 teaspoons flour; cook and stir constantly until mixture boils, about 10 minutes. Evenly divide almond mixture between tart shells.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until tops and crust edges are light brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Cool slightly before removing tarts from muffin cups, 10 to 15 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.

By Deanna Latendresse

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• cream cheese
• walnut
• sugar
• milk

Instructions

1. 1 Beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale yellow and creamy. Gradually add 2 cups flour to butter mixture until the dough is too thick for the mixer. Stir remaining 2 cups flour into the butter mixture by hand and knead until dough falls off hands easily. Roll dough into a ball, place in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. 3 Stir walnuts and sugar together in a bowl. Pour milk into walnut mixture and stir to form a paste.
4. 4 Turn dough onto a floured work surface and roll to desired thickness. Cut dough into 2-inch squares. Place about 1 teaspoon walnut filling in the center of each square. Roll the dough from 1 corner to the other corner around the walnut filling and transfer to a baking sheet.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Rach

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• egg
• butter
• vanilla extract
• salt
• whiskey

Instructions

1. 1 Beat butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, salt, and whiskey.
2. 2 Add flour in small batches and mix by hand after each addition.
3. 3 Cover and refrigerate dough overnight.
4. 4 Lightly grease and heat the cookie iron over a gas burner set to medium heat. Roll about 1 tablespoon of dough into a small cigar-like shape. Place dough on the preheated iron and press together. Cook until golden, about 30 seconds per side. Remove cookie from the iron and let cool.

By Linda Housner

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• egg
• allspice
• turmeric

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy; beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk.
3. 3 Whisk flour, allspice, and turmeric together in a bowl until well combined; sift into butter mixture and stir until dough is combined. Press dough into a 9-inch square baking dish.
4. 4 Beat egg white in a small bowl; brush over dough.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cake feels firm when lightly pressed in center, 30 to 45 minutes. Cut into squares while cake is still hot; cool in the baking dish.

By Jenna Arden

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• ✓ all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• egg
• baking powder
• apple
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and mix until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
2. 2 Mix 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoon flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to batter and mix until batter is smooth.
3. 3 Peel and quarter apples. Remove core and cut apples like a fan from the outside towards the inside but do not cut all the way through.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a springform pan with butter.
5. 5 Spoon batter into the prepared springform pan and spread out evenly. Set cut apple quarters in a circle into the batter with the round, cut side facing up. Gently push apples into the batter.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
7. 7 Remove from oven, allow to cool, and dust cooled cake with confectioners' sugar.

By Marianne

Ingredients

• ✓ all-purpose flour
• vegetable shortening
• white sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• apricot jam

Instructions

1. 1 Combine shortening and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl; cut with a pastry knife until crumbly. Add egg and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Work in 2 cups flour with your hands; knead until stiff and similar in consistency to pie dough.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat® mats.
3. 3 Dust a work surface generously with flour and set dough on top. Roll dough with a floured rolling pin to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut into rounds with a 1 3/4-inch cookie cutter or the rim of a glass. For every 2 cookies you cut, use a smaller cookie cutter to cut a hole or shape out of the second cookie; the cut-out cookies will be placed on top of the whole cookies when filled.
4. 4 Re-roll the dough and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used up. You should have an equal number of whole and cut-out cookies. Transfer to the prepared baking sheets.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; do not let the cookies brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before carefully transferring onto wire racks. The cookies will be crumbly and fragile while still hot so handle carefully. Let cool completely.
6. 6 Place remaining 1/2 cup sugar into a bowl. Spread 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon apricot jam onto each whole cookie, then place a cut-out cookie on top. Dip the filled cookies in sugar until well coated on both sides.

By Abigail Porter Coyle