Double Pecan Pie Shortbread Bars

These Pecan Pie Shortbread Bars are the only dessert you'll need this Thanksgiving. Brown butter pecan shortbread is topped with homemade pecan pie filling to create incredibly rich and delicious bars that are so much better than pie.

These Pecan Pie Shortbread Bars are the only dessert you’ll need this Thanksgiving. Brown butter pecan shortbread is topped with homemade pecan pie filling to create incredibly rich and delicious bars that are so much better than pie. This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please read my disclosure policy. This Thanksgiving should be

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Lemon Hush

Lemon Hush is a delicious layered dessert of shortbread crust, cream cheese filling, lemon pudding, cool whip and chopped nuts. A family favorite.

This Lemon Hush with its crumbly, buttery crust, cream cheese filling, lemon pudding and cool whip topping is sure to become an Easter must have dessert. **Update: this post was originally shared in March 2012. Photos and text have been updated to reflect the current feel of my blog. The recipe has not been changed.

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Orange Pistachio Shortbread Bars

Orange Pistachio Shortbread Bars are a delicious, festive and simple cookie bar that you need to make this Christmas. Melt in your mouth delicious and oh so buttery.

If you are a lover of shortbread cookies you are going to adore these Orange Pistachio Shortbread Bars. Buttery, melt in your mouth cookie bars with a punch of orange flavor and crunch of salty pistachios. I’m back with another delicious treat for Christmas cookie week and I’m not going to lie, it’s my favorite

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Salted Caramel Thumbprints {Christmas Tray 2012}

I know I’m starting the Christmas baking a little later this year but don’t worry, there will be lots of ideas for your Christmas cookie trays. Like these delicious Salted Caramel Thumbprints. Joel’s very favorite Christmas cookie is the traditional jam thumbprint cookie. I have never been a big fan of them but always make

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Classic Southern Desserts Series: Browned Butter-Pecan Shortbread

I think I may have died and gone to heaven….and I didn’t even follow the recipe.  After hours of cooking and cleaning, I finally got around to making these cookies.  I had browned the butter hours earlier and I had to get these going.  My mom was coming to visit so I was rushing through trying to

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