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Cookies, Including What Nancy Leson Calls The 'Best Shortbread Evah!'

I never liked Cookie Monster. As long as he was in the world that meant fewer cookies for me. So now here comes Nancy Leson telling wild tales of a BYOCookies party-turned wedding and raving over what she claims is the "Best shortbread evah!" 

Here's the recipe.

Susan’s Simple “Secret” Shortbread Cookies (Makes about 6 dozen) Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 2 cups cornstarch, sifted 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted 1 pound salted butter, softened 1. Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees. 2. Whisk dry ingredients together in a very large bowl. 3. Using your hands, gently combine the butter with the dry ingredients until the mixture is well-blended into a soft ball. 4. With your fingers, pinch off little bits of dough and roll into a ball (about 3/4-inch in diameter) then gently press down the ball with a floured fork. 5. Bake on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet (or on a silicone mat) for approximately 18 to 20 minutes. Do not over-bake! The cookies should not be brown at the edges. Let cool completely. Note: You may also put these through a cookie press and/or decorate with sprinkles. These freeze well.

And for those unsatisfied with mere cookies, here's a recipe for that chocolate, caramel, marshmallow, whiskey and bacon — yes, bacon! — bark recipe I mentioned in the audio.

"I don't get sent anything strange like underwear. I get sent cookies."

-- Jennifer Aniston

Dick Stein joined KNKX in January 1992. He retired in 2020 after three decades on air. During his storied radio career, he hosted the morning jazz show, co-hosted and produced "Food for Thought" with Nancy Leson and wrote and directed the Jimmy Jazzoid live radio musical comedies and 100 episodes of Jazz Kitchen.