The following is an reposting of a post from December 2006.
Well, maybe not fruitcake weather. (Does anybody even eat fruitcake?) Every Christmas (for at least the past 20 years) I make a couple of batches of Shortbread cookies. The recipe is very easy and I can get anywhere between 12-13 dozen cookies from a single batch (ideal for those Christmas Cookie tins/plates I like to give to neighbors and friends).
I originally discovered these delicious little bit-size cookies in 1972. My mom had made several dozen for a holiday open house and my brother and I just happened to find them in the basement freezer. I'm not sure how many we ate on the sly, but they are quite addictive, especially when chilled. Hmmm, I hope I did a good job hiding my stash this year!
YUM yum yum yum YUM! Love these, and that's an astounding amount of cookies from a batch.
ReplyDeleteI love shortbread cookies!
ReplyDeleteBased on an Alton Brown recipe for a fruitcake, we invented a fruitcake cookie recipe. It combines real dried fruit and an oatmeal spice cookie. Really good!
ReplyDeleteIn Swedish households, those cookies are called Sprits. I grew up helping my Swedish grandmother make them, and then my mom. I wasn't going to make any this year, but... I can taste... all that butter....
ReplyDeleteThey're the best cookie ever!
Holy cookies!! I must make some!
ReplyDeleteAndi - Definitely yummy! And it's really great that this recipe makes so many. Although, you have to remember that one can easily consume a dozen in less than 5 minutes. :)
ReplyDeleteKathy - Me, too! Probably a good thing I didn't have time to bake any this year.
Jill - Sounds delicious. Care to email the recipe?
Linda - I've also heard them called Spritz. Whatever you call 'em, they're delicious, rich and oh, so fattening. Love 'em!!
Staci - They are easy-peasy!