Making delicious, rich cookies isn't very difficult — but it does require quality ingredients, including great butter. Find ...

These chocolate shortbread cookies give you a quick chocolate fix with a buttery, crisp, tender, not-too-sweet bite and ...

Looking for the ultimate cookie? This one, from Jesse Szewczyk’s “Cookies: The New Classics” (Clarkson Potter, $27.50), hits all the buttons. Buttery shortbread. Gooey caramel. Nutty peanut butter. Oh ...

Shortbread is one of those cookies that is so easy, and yet so perfect. Delicate and buttery, crisp and creamy, these cookies are held together with just the right amount of flour and are balanced ...

This story is part of Salon Food’s “In Defense Of…” series, which is a collection of commentary, personal essays, and reporting about foods we love that are controversial, unfairly maligned or could ...

In the U.S., salted and unsalted butter hovers around 80 percent butterfat and the rest is water. European butter ranges between 83 percent and 86 percent butterfat. “Salted butter is made from cream ...

It’s officially the holidays! And what better way to celebrate than with freshly baked cookies? You’ll most likely find holiday cookies in one of three varieties: shortbread cookies, butter cookies, ...

During the summer between my junior and senior years in college, I worked at a summer camp in Scotland. It was quite a large camp, serving hundreds of young people over several sessions. I helped run ...

Cookie butter fans, Starbucks has finally answered your prayers. The coffee chain's latest seasonal drink, the Cinnamon Shortbread Latte (or the CSL as PSL fans may soon start calling it) takes the ...