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Recent Examples of shortbread
On top guests can choose from biscuits or shortbread flavored with lemon and lavender, mini cuppa-cakes and fresh lemon possets or lemon fools with organic blueberries.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
In a small bowl stir together shortbread crumbs, coconut, butter, brown sugar, and a pinch salt.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
And crushed shortbread cookies offer a buttery crunch that balances the fluff's silkiness.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Balanced and engaging dark mouthful of fudge, shortbread and soy.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
In a small bowl stir together shortbread crumbs, coconut, butter, brown sugar, and a pinch salt.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
And crushed shortbread cookies offer a buttery crunch that balances the fluff's silkiness.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Balanced and engaging dark mouthful of fudge, shortbread and soy.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortbread
Noun
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Even Neil Young, known as something of a hermit, stopped in.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Get Your Butt Outside: Since the pandemic, too many of us have been living like hermits, working from home and socializing from home.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Using additional egg yolks in a recipe can enrich dessert like cookies or brownies, but can cause an overly dense or heavy result in others.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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Insomnia Cookies: Free chocolate chunk cookie with any purchase.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 2025 afternoon tea menu includes feta and tomato on pumpkin seed bread, golden raisin buttermilk scones and citrus macaroons.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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But the business also has peanut butter, coconut macaroon, double chocolate caramel, coffee toffee and more to choose from, too.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2025
Noun
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This recipe swaps out classic crust for gingersnap, adding a little spice.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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The notes of apple and gingersnaps cut through the richness of the eggs and pairs well with the slight bitterness of chard and the sweetness of red peppers.—
Carole Kotkin,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Other ways it could be used: with ice cream, yogurt, strawberry shortcake or a parfait.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Grandpa is always requesting this strawberry shortcake at family gatherings and church potlucks.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s also Wolverine Delight, cake batter ice cream with brownies, sprinkles and cookie dough.—
Connie Ogle
July 31,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Batters for cakes, brownies and cookies are very popular for use in a doughnut maker.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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From Grandma’s classic snickerdoodles to a pan of warm Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies around the holidays, a tray of baked goods is a simple, yet effective, way to make people feel welcome and comfortable.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
6 May 2025
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Kim's Snickerdoodle Crumb Cake Cookie Kim Kardashian's selection combines a snickerdoodle cookie with white chocolate chips, topped with a cinnamon streusel and drizzled with white chocolate.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cozy up with warm plates, including black truffle soup with celeriac purée and parmesan tuile; and goat cheese ravioli with fromage blanc and English spinach.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The test is: Give me the definitions of toile, tulle, tool, tuile, toyle, and toil.—
Mel Studach,
Architectural Digest,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Shortbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortbread. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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