A slow-food friend of mine likes to drive guests crazy trying to guess just what it is -- maybe it’s a dissolved sliver of Spanish anchovy to deepen that super-meaty sauce, or some microscopically ...

This cookie recipe combines the satisfyingly crumbly texture of a classic shortbread with all three of my favorite gelato flavors — cinnamon, hazelnut and chocolate. Who says you can’t have it all?

Once spring rolls around, I start thinking about pastels. Thinking of pastels gets me thinking about lavender — not only my favorite color, but also one of my favorite scents. And once lavender is on ...

Although shortbread is made in many countries, it is perhaps most synonymous with Scotland and is often seen as the flagship of Scottish food. If you’re after a little sweet treat to go alongside a ...

Lightly sweet and quite crumbly, shortbread cookies are a buttery wonder. They take minutes to make, are sturdy enough to package as gifts and improve with age. The simplest kinds of shortbread ...

Q. I recently made a batch of shortbread cookies from a recipe from the New York Times magazine, which called for 1 and half cups flour and half cup cornstarch. The cookies left the worst aftertaste ...

Buttery shortbread is not only a favorite holiday treat but it makes a great gift. Our cookie platter would be lonely without it. My husband hails from Scotland ...

When you’re making cookies, it doesn’t get much easier than shortbread. A basic combination of butter, sugar, flour and salt baked to crumbly richness, shortbread bakes in minutes. This version, made ...