Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 12 days of cookies, 12 days of crackers, 12 days of savory cookies, basic cracker dough, christmas baking, cornmeal shortbread, easy holiday appetizers, holiday baking, holiday crackers, holiday snacks, how to use chutney, how to use savory jam, one dough many cookies, one dough many crackers, savory jam cookies, savory thumbprints, three doughs twelve crackers on December 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »
What’s a holiday party with a thumbprint cookie of some sort? Jewel like jam in the center of a buttery cookie? Ok, hold that thought. Turn it around, add some crunchy cornmeal to that buttery dough and fill the center with some sort of savory jam. Say, a cranberry or mango chutney or a tomato or fig jam. Before you know it, you have a delightful cocktail snack. I can attest that these are delicious with an ice cold martini. Oh my.
Posted in 12 days of cookies, cookies, holidays, tagged christmas cookies, citrus cornmeal shortbread, cornmeal shortbread, holiday cookies, orange cranberry cornmeal shortbread, shortbread recipes on December 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Nine down, three to go in the 12 Days of Cookies people. So on Day 9 let’s talk about that holiday classic, shortbread. You really can’t have a holiday cookie assortment without a buttery shortbread of some sort, am I right? While I did a super fancy layered version back on Day 1 (Pretzel Caramel Shortbread), a simple vanilla shortbread is a classic. It’s a sure fire crowd pleaser but also fairly commonplace so let’s mix this up a bit, shall we? Lets do something interesting, with unexpected textures and flavors and a little festive color thrown in for kicks. In that spirit, today’s cookie post is Orange Cranberry Cornmeal Shortbread.
