Seasonal Shortbread

The other day I made shortbread for a friend that had helped me out with a project. I've made shortbread for this friend before so I wanted to make sure it wasn't just your average shortbread this time around. Since everywhere is now selling pumpkin spice everything, I figured why not do pumpkin spice shortbread.

I followed the recipe I found to a T but, once the cookies were out of the oven, they were lacking a certain flavor kick. So I dusted them with powdered sugar, cinnamon, and allspice.

Some Cookies

Today I decided to take a short break from bookbinding and made some cookies instead.

I used the 'always delicious' chocolate chip cookie recipe from the Joy of Cooking, substituting M&Ms for the chocolate chips. My other secrets include using raw cane sugar, not granulated; always using dark brown sugar, regardless what the recipe calls for; and 'accidentally' spilling a little extra vanilla extract into the mixing bowl.