{"id":5782,"date":"2013-12-16T14:49:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T19:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2013-12-16T14:51:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T19:51:18","slug":"toffee-shortbread-meltaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/16\/toffee-shortbread-meltaways\/","title":{"rendered":"Toffee Shortbread Meltaways","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve professed my love for shortbread many times over, and I am always experimenting to see what modifications I can make. \u00a0One of my best friends recommended this recipe from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robinhood.ca\/Recipes\/Baking-with-Kids\/Cookies\/Shortbread-Meltaways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Robin Hood <\/a>so I had to give it a try. The recipe is easy enough you can make it with kids of any age and delicious enough to serve to guests anytime of year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Toffee-Shortbread-Meltaways.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5783\" alt=\"toffee shortbread meltaways\" src=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Toffee-Shortbread-Meltaways-741x1024.jpg\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Toffee-Shortbread-Meltaways-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Toffee-Shortbread-Meltaways-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Toffee-Shortbread-Meltaways.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\">\n<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Toffee-Shortbread-Meltaways-217x300.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"ERSSavePrint\"><span class=\"ERSPrintBtnSpan\"><a class=\"ERSPrintBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/easyrecipe-print\/5782-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSName\" itemprop=\"name\">Toffee Shortbread Meltaways<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSDetails\">\n<div class=\"ERSAuthor\">Author:\u00a0RobinHood.ca<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSHead\">Recipe type:\u00a0Dessert<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSTimes\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSSummary\" itemprop=\"description\">Easy, light and buttery these are a wonderful version of shortbread.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERSIngredientsHeader ERSHeading\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup Butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\u00bd cup Icing Sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 tsp Vanilla<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\u00be cups All Purpose Flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\u00bd cup cornstarch<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\u00be tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\u00bc tsp salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup toffee bits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERSInstructionsHeader ERSHeading\">Instructions<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Preheat oven to 350\u00baF (180\u00baC).<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Beat butter, icing sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">In a separate large bowl, combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt; stir half into butter mixture.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Stir in toffee bits and remaining flour mixture.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Roll heaping tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of dough into balls. Place on prepared cookie sheets, spacing about 2\u201d (5 cm) apart.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Bake in centre of preheated oven for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Let cool on pan for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Dust with more icing sugar if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSLinkback\"><a class=\"ERSWRPLink\" title=\"EasyRecipe WordPress Recipe Plugin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyrecipeplugin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Recipe Plugin by <span class=\"ERSAttribution\">EasyRecipe<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"style001\">3.2.2206<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cookies are absolutely delicious. They not only melt in your mouth but the rich buttery taste combined with the toffee bits are heavenly. My boys loved them! It&#8217;s a good thing company was coming over or we might have eaten the whole batch!<\/p>\n<p>If yours last longer than ours did, they are freezeable and can be made weeks in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve professed my love for shortbread many times over, and I am always experimenting to see what modifications I can make. \u00a0One of my best friends recommended this recipe from Robin Hood so I had to give it a try. 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