Coach House Shortbread Company

Shortbread was always an important part of the Christmas season when I was a child. It was something my Mom always made, using a recipe she had inherited from my Scottish great-grandmother and my siblings and I always loved it. I can still remember sneaking into the kitchen during the holidays and stealing some from the cookie jar when no-one was looking! Eventually, I became curious about how this delicious treat was made and my Mom began to teach me. Her recipe was very simple – just Butter, Flour and Brown Sugar - but I learned quickly to make absolutely sure the Butter was at just the right temperature and the oven as well, or the cookies wouldn't turn out. I began looking forward to helping her make them each season and she was glad for the help. My favourite part was always the clean-up when I got to eat-up the last bits of cookie dough.