APPLE PIE SHORTBREAD

“Usually I like to make nutmeg based cookies for Valentine’s Day, because nutmeg is the baker’s aphrodisiac (honest, look it up).  Well unfortunately, our spice cabinet is a bit of a garbled mess and I was unaware that we were out of nutmeg (#BakingFail).  Fortunately, I saw a small container of Apple Pie Spice, which contains nutmeg, so all is good (#BakingRecovery).  Any who, close your eyes, take a bite, taste the apple pie flavoring, and prepare for romance (nice).  Happy Valentine’s Day from your source for year round baking love, www.CookiesbyDave.com (#Truth).  Enjoy (as always)!”

1 cup Butter

½ cup Sugar

¼ cup Brown Sugar

1½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring

2 cups Flour

1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoons Apple Pie Spice (or Nutmeg, if you are fortunate enough to find it on your spice rack)

½ teaspoon Salt

Red Decorating Sugar

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.

Mix in the vanilla extract and red food coloring.

Mix in the flour, cinnamon, apple pie spice, and salt.

Press the dough into a greased 9”x13” baking pan.

Score the dough to delineate desired cookies.

Use a fork to make decorative imprints on the cookies.

Sprinkle on red decorating sugar.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the edges appear to be light brown.

Let cool completely on a wire rack and cut along lines.

 

Makes about 36 cookies.

Revised Source:  “Cinnamon Nutmeg Shortbread” recipe on www.recipegoldmine.com.