455 shortbread recipes

Rhubarb dream bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a sweet, custard-like rhubarb topping baked until golden. A simple spring dessert that highlights tart, fresh rhubarb.

Apple streusel squares with a buttery shortbread crust, cinnamon-raisin sauteed apples, and a pecan-brown sugar crumble topping. Three layers of fall flavor in every bar.

Pecan fingers with a buttery shortbread base and a chewy brown sugar pecan topping, dusted with powdered sugar. Two-layer bar cookies made entirely in the microwave.

Butter toffee pecan bars with a shortbread base, boiled butter-sugar topping, and swirled milk chocolate on top. A three-layer cookie bar that yields 36 pieces.

Mazurka cookie bars with an almond shortbread base topped with a fruity filling of apricots, figs, raisins, walnuts, and candied orange peel, finished with powdered sugar icing.

Salted peanut chews with a brown sugar shortbread crust, gooey marshmallow layer, and a crunchy peanut butter chip topping loaded with crisp rice cereal and salted peanuts.

Filled lemon cookies sandwich thin, buttery shortbread rounds with a bright lemon filling. Slice-and-bake icebox dough with a tea party finish dusted in powdered sugar.

Maple meltaway shortbread crisps blend butter, cake flour, and chopped pecans with maple flavoring into delicate, snowy cookies. Five ingredients, 7-minute bake, classic Christmas tin staple.

Russian tea cakes (also called Mexican wedding cookies): buttery nut-studded shortbread balls rolled twice in powdered sugar. A classic holiday cookie tin staple in 30 minutes.

Holiday fruit bars: a brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a chewy raisin, candied cherry, and lemon-zest filling. Cookie-tin classic for Christmas and gift trays.

Filled butter ring cookies sandwich apricot preserves between two shortbread rounds, the top one cut with a thimble window, dusted with powdered sugar. Linzer-style holiday classic.

Poppyseed cookies made with sweetened poppy seed paste folded into a buttery shortbread-style dough. Tender drop cookies with deep blue speckling and a powdered sugar finish.

Classic lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a tangy lemon-egg curd top, dusted with powdered sugar. A two-layer dessert with bright citrus snap.

Melting moments cookies sandwich tender coconut shortbreads with orange buttercream and dip half in chocolate. Buttery, citrusy, and chocolate-finished sandwich cookies for tea or holiday plates.

Spiced pecan thumbprint cookies with cinnamon-scented dough and a glossy jam center. Buttery shortbread-style cookie with a nutty crunch, ready for the holiday cookie tin.

Market salad with Parmesan brittle: arugula, radicchio, and romaine tossed in Dijon-garlic vinaigrette, topped with buttery Parmesan-paprika shortbread strips. Bitter greens meet rich, savory crunch.