If there is one thing I've learned working at a bakery, it's that people go crazy over shortbread cookies. Each holiday we make shortbread cookies, cut out in a shape corresponding with that holiday. In some ways it is quite scary...no matter how many we make, or how cute they look...these cookies sell out within hours of store opening. People just can't get enough!
Yesterday we ate lunch with some of our friends, and their family, to celebrate Easter. I decided to make shortbread cookies, knowing that everyone would probably ooze with excitement at the overwhelming cuteness...a reaction not based on my talent for icing cookies but the sole fact that there would be shortbread bunnies joining us for Easter lunch. I used this Ina Garten recipe for the shortbread cookies and a version of this Alton Brown recipe for the icing.
So what have we learned today class? No matter what holiday it is, find a cute cookie cutter and make shortbread cookies--these cookies make great gifts for friends, fun ideas for parties, activities with kids or dessert for a meal!
I love this post. So funny and true. Also, great pictures!
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