Shortbread cookies are popular at our household, on a lot of levels. Everybody loves to eat them, and they are the easiest of all cookies to make.
Scottish Shortbread, and Orange-Walnut Shortbread Squares
I also plan on making some tree shaped cookies with green frosting and sprinkles, and the dough is made and cooling in the refrigerator. But I discovered I’m out of powdered sugar. How can I be out of powdered sugar? We have to go to the local auto parts dealer on Saturday to buy a battery for our snow plower, and I will remedy this powdered sugar issue.
So close but, yet, so far
Terry really wanted some cookies, and can be seen plotting her angle of attack. She helped me take the cooled cookies out of their baking dishes and put them on a plate. Her “help” consisted of me fending off her beak and retrieving her when she slid down my sweater onto the kitchen counter. Despite her assistance I was successful in transferring the cookies to a platter.
"Will do tricks for food!!"
She has one trick, “Wings.” When she was thwarted from climbing down the back of the chair to reach the table, she decided to do her trick. We told her she was such a good bird, so pretty, so smart to do her trick, but she still didn’t get any cookies. I’m sure we’ll be hearing from the ASPCA soon.