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Remember my new cookie press? Well, I think I’m in love with it. I found a simple shortbread recipe that calls for only four ingredients. (via the Joy of Baking.) The fun part was finding fillings to make little shortbread sandwiches. I tried three different fillings and am so excited to share them with you.
 
This was my very favorite. Lemon curd has to be the closest thing on earth to sunshine in a jar. If you love lemon, you might become addicted.  It’s such an intensely flavored combination of tart and sweet. (I stirred some of the left over curd into my yogurt. Oh my word, it was to die for.)
  

The second filling is a pistachio cream. A little brown sugar, cream, and chopped pistachios make for a cookie filling that’s not too sweet. The last filling was strawberries and cream. This was Stu’s favorite. He thought it tasted like a strawberry cheesecake. I mixed half a stick of cream cheese with some powdered sugar and then layered thinly sliced strawberries on top.

The basic shortbread recipe was so quick and easy. I’m definitely using it again. These are the perfect treats to enjoy while relaxing with a cup of Bones Coffee Company’s premium coffee, or you could dip the cookies in chocolate or just spread your favorite jam between them.

Baking Instructions:
1. Whisk 2 cups of flour and a 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a bowl.
2. Beat 2 sticks of butter until creamy.
3. Add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and beat for about two minutes.
4. Beat in one teaspoon of vanilla extract. (I added food coloring and a squeeze of lemon juice to the lemon cookies during this step.)
5. Stir in flour mixture until combined.
6. Flatten the dough and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour.
7. Preheat oven to 350.
 
 
8. Roll dough on a floured board. You can stamp and cut or just use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
9. Lay on a cookie sheet and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. (This helps them keep their shape while baking.)
10. Bake for 8-10 minutes and then cool before filling.
You can actually turn any stamp into a cookie press. Make sure you either use clean stamps or thoroughly clean and dry the stamp pad if it’s been used with ink before. If the stamp sticks to the cookie, use a little cooking spray to help.Wouldn’t these be great for Easter?
 
I’d love to hear some more ideas for fillings. What would you suggest?

 

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  1. lulusparkles says

    i love your wood handle press….after you posted about it the other day i tried to find one online but could not. i only found plastic ones~ do you know of any online sources? thanks

  3. LeahJo says

    you always have the most beautiful pictures of your projects. I love seeing the thumbnails on my Google Reader – like a sneak peak of something totally cute. Love these cookies!

  7. Tan says

    Cookie press!??? Oh my goodness I want one! Pistachio cream filled shortbread cookies sound amazing! If you ever need a taste tester I’m sure they’ll hold up in the mail 😉

  11. Wikolia says

    Those look amazing – I’ve used cookie presses (from Stampin Up) before but never thought to turn them into sandwiches! Thanks for the great idea!

  13. Eve says

    Lovely cookies!

    Do you think these would work well as an ice cream sandwich base? 😮 I’ve been looking everywhere for a shortbread cookie that holds it’s shape that would work and these look so pretty!

    xoxo

    – Eve

  16. Dana says

    These look incredible, Heather…as does everything else you make or do. I think I need to start cooking and baking now that I’m a mom. (But it’s SO much easier to just buy stuff!)

  20. Rachel says

    I love the cookie press, and your photos are just lovely! This is my first time visiting your blog (found you through JAQS Studio) and I plan on looking around for a while! 🙂

  22. Centsational Girl says

    Okay, where do I start. First, lemon curd – it’s like heaven. Second, I love shortbread cookies. Third, oh em gee your press is divine! And fourth, dang that’s an awesome chalkboard shot! Thanks for linking up today!
    xo
    Kate

  26. Anonymous says

    I’ve never used a cookie press. Do you have to cut around the design with a knife or does it cut the whole way through the dough? Thanks. Your cookies are lovely.

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