Danish Almond Shortbread

I finished my cookies with only 2 hours left in the day but I got them done! I was supposed to make the cookie dough last night but it took forever for my butter to get to room temperature (it was one of those one pound blocks.) I didn't want to have another failure so I waited until morning to start. Once I made the dough and put it in the refrigerator to cool "overnight" I went outside to shovel my first ton of snow. In total I think I shoveled about 3 tons. So needless to say, after a long day I was pretty tired. Thank goodness these cookies were a piece of cake! Although the chocolate and walnuts make the cookies very pretty, they are delicious without it! In fact, I think they are the most delicious cookies yet! How could they not be? Butter, butter and more butter, sugar, and almond! Yum!

I want to take a minute to thank Sharon and Theresa for always graciously answering the questions in my first two blogs, even though the answers could be found in the first few pages of their recipe book. Leave it to my friends to point that fact out to me on several occasions! (They're just jealous that I asked all the anticipated questions!) So now you know that I didn't read the beginning of the book but just jumped right into my recipes. That's really how I do things in general. However, I sat down Sunday and read the beginning of the recipe book. Not only was it informative but very sweet and charming as well. It's obvious that Sharon and Theresa put a lot of thought into their tips and nailed those anticipated questions!

Well, I'm coming off a successful baking day and enjoying the whole process. I have invited my friend, Laurie, to bake my next recipe, Grandma Ginny's Molasses Cookies. I want to spread the joy!

shelly