Making delicious, rich cookies isn't very difficult — but it does require quality ingredients, including great butter. Find ...

In the U.S., salted and unsalted butter hovers around 80 percent butterfat and the rest is water. European butter ranges between 83 percent and 86 percent butterfat. “Salted butter is made from cream ...

H-E-B chef Scott Tompkins has a tasty churro-spiced butter shortbread cookies recipe you’ll be sure to love. 1. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, add butter, powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla ...

Looking for the ultimate cookie? This one, from Jesse Szewczyk’s “Cookies: The New Classics” (Clarkson Potter, $27.50), hits all the buttons. Buttery shortbread. Gooey caramel. Nutty peanut butter. Oh ...

If you need a last minute gift, something to take to a potluck or a sweet treat for Santa (or yourself), the following recipes can be made in a flash. The real work is in waiting for them to cool.

Shortbread is one of those cookies that is so easy, and yet so perfect. Delicate and buttery, crisp and creamy, these cookies are held together with just the right amount of flour and are balanced ...

Butter, flour, sugar and a little bit of salt. There’s not much that’s simpler than a shortbread. But for those of us who love to bake, it’s the perfect kind of recipe. Despite being made from a ...

Butter, flour, sugar and a little bit of salt. There’s not much that’s simpler than a shortbread. But for those of us who love to bake, it’s the perfect kind of recipe. Despite being made from a ...

For shortbread with the ideal brown butter flavor and crispy edges, double-baking is the way to go. This how to get the best holiday (or year-round) cookies.