Ina garden short bread cookies

When Ina Garten tasted what she thought was the ideal shortbread, she toiled to make it even better.

Last night I made shortbread cookies for the very first time...this was a very good decision! These cookies are DREAMY!!! I chose to make Ina Garten's (The Barefoot Contessa) recipe, because everything I've made of hers has always made me look like a better cook than I really am! These cookies are so easy to make, and they are incredibly buttery, light and delicious!!! My husband loves shortbread cookies, and he went wild over these! Well, we both did! These cookies are "deceptively light"…

Queen Ina does it again! Her super-simple and incredibly delicious shortbread cookies only call for a few ingredients, but they're buttery chocolate-dipped perfection.

Last night I made shortbread cookies for the very first time...this was a very good decision! These cookies are DREAMY!!! I chose to make Ina Garten's (The Barefoot Contessa) recipe, because everything I've made of hers has always made me look like a better cook than I really am! These cookies are so easy to make, and they are incredibly buttery, light and delicious!!! My husband loves shortbread cookies, and he went wild over these! Well, we both did! These cookies are "deceptively light"…

Ina Garten's shortbread recipe is all we want for Christmas this year.

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Need tips on entertaining? Turn to Barefoot Contessa host Ina Garten. Need a relatively easy recipe that's sure to impress your family? Look no further than the cookbook Garten wrote for and dedicated to her husband, Jeffrey. Need to simplify your life with cooking hacks you only wish you knew yesterday? Garten's your gal. Do you sense a theme here? When it comes to life in the kitchen, Garten knows all. The author of 13 cookbooks — she most recently released Go-To Dinners — Garten certainly…

It doesn't even need the chocolate!

The utter simplicity of shortbread appeals, with its short list of ingredients, straightforward flavors and delectable crumbly texture. But here, dark chocolate goes a long way, too.