Shortbread Crust

Shortbread cookie dough makes a great Shortbread Crust. However you can add other ingredients to the dough to make a better-flavored crust. This versatile dough can be used for pies or cookie bars.

Shortbread Crust Recipe

1 cup flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 stick butter

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Melt the butter and add it to the flour and sugar in mixture. Press into a pie plate. Poke holes in the dough with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool the crust. Now you can fill with any pie filling. Quick and easy! Tastes great.

Cherry Custard With Shortbread

1 1/4 cup flour
2 Tbsp. Sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 pkg. vanilla pudding mix
2 cups milk
1 can cherry pie filling
1 cup heavy cream whipped (optional)

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Combine the flour and sugar. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles cornmeal.

Line a 10 x 6 x 1 1/2-inch pan with this mixture.

Bake in a hot oven 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool. Prepare pudding with the milk according to the directions on the package. Cool.

Pour the pudding into the baked crust. Pour the cherry pie filling over the pudding. Serve with whipped cream. Makes 6 servings.

Royal Romance Bar Cookies With Shortbread Crust

1 cup flour
2 Tbsp. white sugar
1/2 cup butter

1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 beaten eggs
2 Tbsp. Flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup finely chopped nuts

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees

For The Crust: Combine the flour and sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles cornmeal.

Press the mixture down firmly in pan and bake in 400 degrees oven until just starting to brown, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

Set the crust aside and do the filling.

For The Filling: Combine all the filling ingredients thoroughly. Pour this mixture on the cooked shortbread crust and bake 25 minutes in 350 degrees oven. Cool. Slice into bars.

You Might Need:

• Kitchen Supply Aluminum Half Size Sheet Pan 18-inch by 13-inch

• Calphalon 12-by-17-Inch Rectangular Nonstick Cooling Rack

• Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat

• Oxo Good Grips Cookie Scoop