Belugas in VA: I tried it (a daily series)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

I tried it (a daily series)

I decided to seek out a cookie that was easy to make. You know besides the ones you buy in the refrigerated section that you break and make. I wanted minimal ingredients used but still a good cookie. I found one we have not tried before and this one has no eggs; bonus!! I don't know about you but I love to find recipes that miss a big ingredient such as flour, butter/oil, milk or eggs. I mark those extra special for those rainy days when you want a sweet treat and lack a major component.

So today's item is Shortbread Wedges! The recipe was very simple minus confectioners sugar which today I did have on hand but this is not one of my staple baking supplies! I also loathe room temperature butter. I keep my butter in the fridge so unless I actually plan ahead I am waiting for a bit for a sweet treat until that butter softens up. The temperature in my house is set one degree below the fridge (honest- I'm always cold but it's a battle I lose). I mean how do you compromise more clothes or less? I just keep layering. Also I have tried to warm up butter but never quite catch that on time before it's definitely past the point of softened. So I just wait..........

Anyways this may be a go to recipe to due to the 5 ingredients. I actually do have the turbinado sugar. I had gotten it for some other recipe and since it's in individual packets (long story) I may have it for awhile until I run into a few more recipes requiring it.

I would like to try this in a cookie sheet to make more than 12 wedges. I can handle the double recipe part but any other deviation I get a little nervous about trying.