opinions on short bread cookies?

[tigereye]

So I made a cherry chocolate short bread cookies and they were a bit underwhelming. Not sure if I baked em a little too long, or if the almond extract was a little too overpowering!

[Lucinda]

1. Can you post the recipe you tried?

Might help if we could see whats in it and the time/temp etc. I am a HUGE shortbread fan :)

[tigereye]

2. sure, in just a bit - have to drag it out...

[tigereye]

4. ok

Cherry chocolate shortbread cookies

1 c. butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 c. all purpose flour
1/4 c. cornstarch
1/2 c. dried cherries, finely chopped
1 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 tbs. sugar

there were ingredients for drizzling choc. on top, I decided to skip that part


Mix butter, sugar and almond extract thoroughly.
Blend in cornstarch and flour gradually
Add cherries and chocolate

Form into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets
Use bottom of drinking glass dipped in sugar to gently flatten cookies

Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes (I was surprised that the recipe wasn't more specific about time) or until bottoms begin to brown.

cool 5 min. on wire rack.



after sitting for a day or 2, they had a less intense (sour?) taste and were more pleasant. I also thought that the almond taste was a bit too much, and that any cherries on the outside of the cookie were more likely to burn/harden.

[Lucinda]

6. Hmmm.....maybe cook at a lower temp for starters

300 degrees?
I think I would cut the almond in half and maybe add vanilla, but I don't like a strong almond flavoring "flavor" as a rule
I don't know how you feel about the extra sweetening of candied cherries, but using them might take away the bitter taste if your dried cherries were too sour?

[hippywife]

3. I love shortbread cookies.

Let them sit awhile and taste them again tomorrow. I think the flavor isn't as distinct when they are warm. Seems the flavors need time to really inundate the butter.

[tigereye]

5. that's exactly what happened - my son made a face when he tried em off the

rack. Too sour, he said. :rofl: He's a chocolate and sweet junkie though, not a very sophisticated palate by any means.