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Lavender, a staple of the Provence region of France, is the perfect addition to a tender shortbread cookie.
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National Sugar Cookie Day Snag a sugar-shortbread cookie at Cookie Cousins.
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It is made of an organic Earl Grey ice cream swirled with lemon curd and pieces of lavender shortbread.
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Tarte au citron is one of the defining French desserts, and there are hardly any recipes more British than shortbread and lemon curd.
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Classic shortbread generally doesn’t have any other flavorings beyond those of the core ingredients.
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The customer bought gluten-free pancake mix, matcha green tea mix and shortbread cookies with dark chocolate filling.
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Other options include shortbread, madeleines or your favorite crisp cookie.
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Founder Willa Allen began baking her shortbread more than 30 years ago in her home in North Carolina, and later adapted the recipe to make cookies.
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First Known Use of shortbread
1801
SHORTBREAD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of shortbread for English Language Learners
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: a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a lot of butter or other shortening
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