Cinnamon Shortbread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• When the cookies are cool, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Put 3 ounces of the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer; time it with your watch.) Stir with a wooden spoon. Continue to heat and stir in 30-second increments until the chocolate is just melted. Add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. Stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes it glossier.
• Drizzle 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine all the ingredients for shortbread in large mixing bowl.
• Beat at low speed just until a soft dough forms.
• Press dough evenly onto bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 baking pan.
• Stir topping ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over shortbread.
• Prick all over the top with a fork.
• Bake 20-30 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool slightly and cut ito squares while shortbread is still warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix the butter with 50g of the sugar and the vanilla. Mix the flour, ground rice and ½ tsp cinnamon, then mix this into the butter mixture - you may need to finish with your hands. Roll out to just under 1cm thick between 2 sheets of baking parchment, then lift the bottom sheet of baking parchment onto a baking tray. Bake for 10-15 mins until golden and crisp looking.
• Meanwhile, mix the remaining sugar with the remaining cinnamon. Remove the shortbread and leave to firm up for 1-2 mins, then slice into long shard shapes with a knife. Discard trimmings (or nibble them!), and scatter the biscuits with the cinnamon sugar while still warm. Gently toss to coat, then set aside until cool. Cover until ready to serve.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add pecans; cook and stir for 1 minute or until lightly toasted. Set aside., In a small bowl, cream confectioners' sugar and remaining butter. Combine the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well (dough will be crumbly). Stir in pecans. , Pat into a 5-in. circle on an ungreased baking sheet. Using a fork, prick score lines to form four wedges. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Immediately cut along score lines. Cool for 2 minutes before carefully removing to a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease baking sheets.
• Place flour, cinnamon, and salt in work bowl of food processor; pulse five or six times until blended.
• Remove to a small bowl.
• Process butter and brown sugar about 30 seconds, scraping down sides once or twice, until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolk and process about 10 seconds to blend.
• Add flour mixture and pulse six to eight times, just until blended.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill at least one hour or overnight (Dough may also be frozen up to a month).
• Roll out dough, half at a time, to 1/8-inch thick.
• Cut with cookie cutter and place cookies two inches apart on baking sheets.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake seven to eight minutes until firm and just beginning to darken at edges.
• Cool on wire racks.