Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

"Quick"?? No. It took 45 minutes to get the dough together, I nearly burned out my mixer and then the time to press" TIPS - butter must be SOFT. Add flour gradually. If too stiff for mixer, finish mixing flour by hand.You might need a little less flour, because butter varies in amount of water it contains. Shortbread has buttery taste, & using confectionery sugar & corn starch should give a melt-in-your-mouth texture.

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ceegar

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

This makes a good consistency but I have made much better tasting from other recipes.

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Trish

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2009

Melt-in-your-mouth good! Very fragile though. I packed them in little baggies, dropped one, and it all but disintegrated. Well, let's hope they make them half way around the world because I included them in my husbands care package.

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Tricia Jaeger

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Very good. Crisp and yummy. Spray cookie press with Pam so dough won't stick when pressing on cookie sheet.

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blondie9

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

these were easy to make but kinda boring ... not very flavor-full

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Krysti N

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Trenton, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

This was a wonderful recipe!! The dough was fast and worked great in my cookie press. The cookies were delicious and looked so pretty. I'll be making some of these, drizzled with melted chocolate, for our Christmas cookie exchange and I can't wait.

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2008

Tasted a little bland to me, but my husband liked them a lot. Worked very well with the cookie press.

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karlak

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2008

I love to use this recipe whenever I need a quick, easy cookie! I found that adding mini-chocolate chips and pecans makes a wonderful addition and my husband can't get enough! He even came home and told me, "Oh yeah, I told the guys at work how good those cookies were. They asked if you could make some!" So I just made a batch of 50 last night! Not sure if anyone mentioned this tip, but it's easy to tell they're done when they're hard to the touch in the oven. You're not looking for a golden brown at ALL - just give it a light touch and if they're stiff, you're done!

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TIFFERS0118

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Winder, Georgia, USA

Living In: Tampa, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2007

I thought this was fabulous. The dough worked perfectly in my Williams Sonoma cookie press. Quick and easy to make, buttery and melt-in-your mouth good. These are like the holiday cookies I grew up with. I get closer to 4 dozen from the 2-dozen scaled recipe, I guess that is because of the size of the press? Will make many more to decorate and to freeze.

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2007

Great recipe. Wouldn't change a thing! Works great in my cookie press.

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LHARNISH

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2007

These are light and flaky. I thought they held up pretty well and didn't fall apart. Delicious!

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NullSet

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2006

This is a very good and easy recipe. Keep in mind it's shortbread, not the standard sugar cookie - some of my guests expected a different texture. These are light, buttery, and wonderful with a cup of tea!

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NOVAJEN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2006

These are delicious and melt in your mouth. A very pretty addition to a cookie tray. I didn't have any trouble with them being too delicate. I added 1/4 powdered sugar to make them a bit sweeter. I added another 1/4 flour or so to get the consistency right for my cookie shooter. To test the dough's consistency, give it a pinch. If it doesn't stick to your fingers your good to go. I colored one batch green and used a tree stencil for my press. I decorated with non-pariels (sprinkles that look like tiny, colored balls) and put a star on top for darling Christmas trees. The other batch I left white and sprinkled with colored sugars. Lovely.

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Julie62

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Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2006

I LOVED THIS RECIPE!!! I absolutely hated my stupid cookie press from pampered chef and I found this recipe and it worked! They tasted great too. They were really light and just crumbled in my mouth. Kids loved it too. Definately try this

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Ericka

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2006

Very delicate and buttery. A little too delicate, difficult to transport.

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JasBradley

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ventura, California, USA

Living In: Chico, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2006

Yummy! Worked perfectly!

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Obsequies

Cooking Level: Beginning

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2005

I was looking for a cookie press dough and stubled onto this one. I doubled the batch and it is a good thing I did. My wife and kids gobbled these down as fast as I got them out of the oven and cooled. This is an EXTREMELY fragile cookie. I had to slide them off the sheet but they absolutely melt in your mouth. These dissolve so fast we could actually let out 9 month old try them. (he wanted seconds and thirds too) I made white stars and green trees but I would be shocked if they last 'til Christmas.

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2005

I found this a great tasting shortbread and nice to work with in a press. The only recommendation I would suggest, is to keep the dough on the cool side so it breaks off the press easier.

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KESMIK

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2005

These cookies are wonderful! This is the recipe I have been trying to find. My husband grew up making these cookies at Christmas time and he just loved these as they reminded him of his childhood. Perfect! Thanks.

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karis

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2005

This was yummy! Don't expect a sugar cookie though - this is definately a shortbread. I found my cookies were too thin with the cookie press. This would be yummy baked as bars of shortbread though!

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