Millionaire's Shortbread Recipe | Cook the Book

In this recipe, traditional Scottish shortbread is smeared with golden dulce de leche and, once cooled, covered in a dark chocolate glaze. "This is a messy bar," note the authors--for neater edges, dip your knife in hot water and pat it dry before slicing.

Browned Butter-Pecan Shortbread

Pour yourself a tall cup of coffee or tea and sit down to enjoy browned-butter pecan shortbread from Southern Living: Classic Southern Desserts. Minimal effort stands between you and crumbly, sweet, nutty delight.

Sicilian Pistachio Cookies

Adapted from Dolce Italiano by Gina de Palma...

Salty Triple Chocolate Pistachio Cookies

This recipe is adapted from Lake Placid Lodge's recipe for Triple Chocolate Cookies with Pistachios which appeared in Gourmet Magazine, May 1998 Notes: A white chocolate bar can be substituted for the white chocolate chips. Just chop into coarse chunks....

Hazelnut Cookies With Milk Chocolate

Homemade hazelnut butter gives these soft and chewy cookies a rich flavor, one that's best supported by a light drizzle of milk chocolate. If you'd rather not temper the chocolate, give it a rough chop and stir it into the finished dough instead; the results will be a little more homey in appearance, but they'll taste just as fancy.

Banana Cookies and Bourbon Ice Cream Sandwiches

Notes: Bourbon ice cream is a serving suggestion; you can skip this step and use your favorite flavor of ice cream. Use a stainless steel skillet to brown the butter--a dark-bottomed skillet will make it difficult to see the butter...

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

Brown butter and toasted sugar make an extra-special batch of slice-and-bake shortbread cookies.

Crispy Citrus-Candied Pistachios

This recipe takes advantage of our Fresh Lemon Syrup, which doesn't contain any added water or juice, helping the pistachios toast up extra crisp and crunchy. The syrup's subtle acidity brightens the darker notes of the roasted nuts and caramelized sugar, keeping the overall flavor fresh and light, perfect for sprinkling over spring salads and fruity desserts, or just snacking out of hand.

Chocolate Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

Chocolate does double duty in these crunchy shortbread cookies sandwiched with a creamy and decadent dark chocolate ganache.

Lemon Cream Bomboloni with Rhubarb Chutney and Pistachio Florentines

Bursting with bright lemon filling poking out of their blowholes, these little bombs from Glazed, Filled, Sugared, & Dipped come with accessories like sweet rhubarb chutney and crunchy, nutty pistachio florentines to crowd a dessert plate.