Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2008

These cookies were very tasty. I am no good at rolling out dough so I wasn't sure this was going to work for me, but it did. I will be making these again come Christmastime.

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Lola

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Jose, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2008

I love this recipe so easy.. Thanks

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Amanda P

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2008

Good recipe! Lovely, except, you do not dip scottish shortbread in chocolate!!!!!!!!! I would know, I'm from scottland, and good shortbread shouldn't need that. Trust me, just dust with sugar and stick to the recipe.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2008

OMG...I CURSE THE DAY THAT I FOUND THIS RECIPE...BECAUSE IT'S THAAATTTT GOOD! :) I was skeptical to try it bc I am a shortbread junkie and I really don't want to gain the weight...but I can't help it. I ate the entire batch. It's delicious! It tastes just like the shortbread from the store. Next time, I will add a bit more flour though to make it harder.

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

I followed the recepe exactly, making half a batch. Nice crispness, but the cookies are slightly bland. My family still love it though. i roll the dough and press it flat before pressing a M&M candy in the middle of each cookie. Managed to make 34 small round cookies.

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2008

Super yummy cookies! I added a little vanilla and used spelt or oat flour or a combo of the two (I forgot which kind of flour I purchased)? Anyway, it worked well and the dough was very moist. It would have rolled very easily, but I just spooned it onto the cookie sheet. The cookies spread a tiny bit. In the future I may add a bit of cinnamon and may press the cookies into a pan, then cut for squares. They were a bit crumbly after cooking. I only cooked for 19 minutes at 325.

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Reviewed: May 22, 2008

This is the perfect shortbread! Mine spread out a bit in the oven, so I recommend sticking the cookie sheet in the fridge for about 20 minutes before you bake them so that they don't lose their shape. These heavenly cookies don't last long in my house once they come out of the oven!

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Jessica

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Reviewed: May 19, 2008

Absolutely perfect. I decided I wasn't going to roll out the cookies, and instead formed the cookie dough into a long rectangular shape, wrapped it in plastic wrap and chilled it. Then I sliced individual cookies off from this loaf, poked little depressions on the top, and baked them. Much easier. I shared some of these cookies with my mother who raved about the taste and asked for the recipe. She couldn't believe the recipe had only three ingredients. The dark brown sugar definitely made a difference in the taste. Next time, I will try about 1/4 white sugar, 3/4 brown sugar just to see the difference. These are the best I've ever had, though. Oh, and someone else's suggestion about dipping these in chocolate - yum! Or how about putting a square of chocolate on the cookies the last minute they're in the oven?

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Reviewed: May 2, 2008

Excellent recipe! The dough was a bit crumbly, and was difficult to transfer after the cutouts, but the baked result was too good and totally worth the effort! I flavored the cutouts individually with granulated sugar, a few with whole almods and the rest with freshly ground cinnamon. Thank you very much for sharing this absolutely delicious recipe!

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

Awesome! Very easy and quick. You may not think you can do much with these basic ingredients but you'd be wrong! Use actual butter; the taste is pure and classic.

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2008

Fabulous taste, excellent consistancy, easy to make. All the things you could want from a cookie! I am guilty of reading a LOT of reviews, so I took advantage of some of their advice. I let my butter come to room temp, and used half salted, half unsalted. Then when it came time to roll out, I used powdered sugar instead of flour. The result was VERY tasty!

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2008

A perfect recipe! Simplicity itself, these do require tender care when rolling as over rolling will make the resulting shortbread tough. I shape it into a rectangle by hand to start with then a few passes of the rolling pin, I'm ready to cut them by hand and bake. Shortbread is not supposed to be overly sweet and these are perfect with tea or coffee. The brown sugar provides a depth of flavor that is divine! Try these, make some tea, relax and enjoy!

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LJ8677

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2008

I'm still a novice baker so I was a little worried about the kneading. I wasn't too sure what the correct softness it should be but this recipe is very easy~! I baked it in 2 batches, the first I followed the recipe and found the dough very hard to roll. It just kept crumbling, rolling and using my fingers to flatten it was much easier (and created a cute pattern). The 2nd batch I added 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of cocoa powder and it was divine. Both batches I added 1 and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence as well, also I added 3 cups of flour and while kneading I added in a mixture of 1/2 cup icing sugar and 1/2 cup flour. It doesn't really melt in my mouth, but it still takes excellent.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

I love shortbread cookies! This was my first time ever making homemade shortbread and I was so glad when my family said they thought it tasted excellent. Thanks for sharing this yummy and simple recipe. :)

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rach

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2008

I made these to include in a hostess gift bag for someone having us over tomorrow. I was nervous about giving a new recipe as a gift, and even though I liked them, I tried them out on my husband and he loved them. He kept sneaking in to snatch them while my back was turned. Great recipe!!! Thank you!

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Mandie

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2008

I WOULD GIVE THIS 10 STARS IF I COULD. HOW COULD SOMETHING SO EASY BE SO GOOD? IT'S ABSOLUTELY HEAVENLY. THANK YOU TO WHO EVER POSTED THIS RECIPE!!!!!!!!!

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suzan

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2008

Such an simple recipe. They were so delicious they didn't last!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

I halved the recipe to try it since it called for so much real butter. Now, I know they are worth every penny and then some. This recipe is even better than the pricey store-bought shortbread. To top it off, you get delicious aroma in your home. Do try.

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2008

I love this recipe, its just so easy and simple

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2008

I made a different recipe before I used this one. I have to say that the Brown Sugar puts these over the top! The only thing I changed was adding a tsp of Vanilla. The only trick is not to under bake these. Wonderful cookies! I think I'll go make some right now.

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