Jeweled Shortbread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 8-inch-square baking dish with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang. Whisk the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Work in the butter with your fingers to make a crumbly dough.
• Refrigerate 2 tablespoons of the dough for topping. Press the remaining dough into the baking dish; freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Bake the crust, 15 minutes. Spread the preserves on top, leaving a 1/2-inch border; crumble the reserved dough on top. Return to the oven and bake until the edges are golden brown, 25 more minutes. Let cool 20 minutes, then lift out of the pan and cut into squares.

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-12-1/2-inch jelly roll pan and line it with parchment, then butter the paper.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch and salt in a bowl. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes. Slowly add the flour mixture and beat on low until the dough is just combined; do not overwork.
• Transfer the dough to the prepared pan, spreading it out as evenly as possible with a spatula. Cover with plastic wrap, then use your hands to press and flatten the dough into a smooth even layer. Remove the plastic and cut the dough with a sharp knife into approximately 1-by-3-inch bars. Use a fork to prick a decorative pattern into the tops.
• Bake, rotating the pan from front to back halfway through, until golden, 60 to 70 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes in the pan, then re-cut the bars along the previous cuts. Carefully lift the bars off the parchment with a small spatula and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Steps:

• Cream icing sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Combine flours and add to the butter mixture, in small portions.
• Stir in mixed candied fruit.
• Turn batter out into a 9 x 13 pan. Press to the sides and smooth with the back of a spoon.
• Score into bars with a sharp knife and prick the surface with a fork.
• Bake 10 minutes at 350*, then lower the oven to 300*. Bake for 35 - 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and immediately cut along the scored lines.
• Cool, then store in an airtight container.
• Dust with icing sugar before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Line a baking sheet with greaseproof (parchment) paper. Sift the flour and rice flour into a medium mixing bowl. Add the sugar and mix.
• Cut butter into pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture begins to bind together. Knead into soft dough.
• 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)
• 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.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar
• Beat in extract
• Gradually blend in flour
• Cover and refrigerate for an hour
• Roll into one-inch balls and place one inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet
• With the end of a wooden spoon make a indention in the ball and fill with jam
• I have used Variety of jams and jellies Raspberry being the best! but Apricot is yummmie too, along with apple, blackberry, blueberry the possibilities are endless.
• Bake at 350 for 14 to 18 minute.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat margarine, sugar, and almond extract until fluffy. Stir in combined oats and flour.
• Divide dough into four equal pieces. Place two portions on opposite corners of a large ungreased cookie sheet. Press each into a circle about 1/8-inch thick. Press edges of dough with times of fork. Repeat with other two pieces.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; spread 2 tablespoons preservices on center of each circle. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon almonds over preserves. Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheet.
• With large knife, cut each circle into 8 wedges. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Store loosely covered.