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Elfin Bites … the first of our Christmas cookies

My Facebook Memories are starting to bring up the cookie preparation for our annual Christmas Open House. When we still hosted the open house, I would begin cookie baking the first of October. By the first weekend of December, the freezer brimmed with 25 or more kinds of cookes and candies. One of the first […]

Elfin Bites

Scotch Shortbread Sandy and crumbly, as the perfect shortbread should be. 1/2 pound butter (1 cup or two sticks; do not substitute margarine) 1/2 c. powdered sugar 2 c. flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. baking powder Preheat the oven to 350*F (180*C). Cream the butter, then gradually add the sugar, beating well. Mix the […]