{"id":39185,"date":"2018-06-21T17:01:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T22:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39185"},"modified":"2018-06-21T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:03:06","slug":"rosemary-shortbread-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39185","title":{"rendered":"Rosemary Shortbread Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My garden club held its semi-annual fundraiser this week.\u00a0 We are in charge of the garden at the historic <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2014\/04\/23\/a-garden-tour\/\">Hopemont House<\/a> here in Lexington, and every other year we host a garden party there to raise money for our gardening projects.\u00a0 The weather was perfect, and the garden has never looked prettier.\u00a0 The members are in charge of providing the food, and I volunteered to make rosemary shortbread cookies.\u00a0 A few years ago I took <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2013\/06\/27\/lavendar-shortbread-cookies-recipe\/\">lavender shortbread cookies<\/a>, and they were a big hit.\u00a0 Rosemary cookies seemed like a good treat to take this year.\u00a0 The recipe is the classic shortbread recipe with the addition of fresh rosemary.\u00a0 Since I don&#8217;t have an <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2014\/05\/27\/the-basic-herb-garden\/\">herb garden<\/a> this year (temporarily living in a rental during our new house&#8217;s remodel), my friend Sharon said I could snip some of her rosemary to use.\u00a0\u00a0 These rosemary shortbread cookies aren&#8217;t too sweet, and the musky addition of rosemary makes them just delicious.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an easy recipe, but allow time for the dough to be in the fridge for an hour.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39230\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-1-1024x902.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary Shortbread Cookies - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"850\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-1-1024x902.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-1-367x323.jpg 367w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-1-768x676.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-1-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rosemary Shortbread Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-88\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-88', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-88\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Rosemary Shortbread Cookies<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 1\/2 cups unsalted butter, softened\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2\/3 cup sugar\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 3\/4 cups all-purpose flour\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/4 teaspoon salt\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 tablespoons sugar for tops<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Mix butter and sugar till fluffy.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Add rosemary, flour and salt and mix till well blended.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-2\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Cover and refrigerate for one hour.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-3\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Set oven to 375 degrees.  Line baking sheet with parchment or use a silpat\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-4\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1\/4 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle the remaining sugar over the tops. \r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-5\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks, and store in an airtight container at room temperature. \r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-6\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">RECIPE SOURCE - www.allrecipes.com<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39185\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39185<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D39185\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39229\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary Shortbread Cookies - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-2-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rosemary-Shortbread-Cookies-2-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some people asked me if you need to use fresh rosemary, and my answer is yes.\u00a0 There&#8217;s just a hint of the flavor so it isn&#8217;t overwhelming.\u00a0 If people don&#8217;t know what is in the cookies, they take a bite and then think to themselves, &#8220;What is that flavor?\u00a0 I know I recognize it, but I just can&#8217;t figure out what it is.&#8221;\u00a0 That&#8217;s because one doesn&#8217;t usually expect the flavor of rosemary in a cookie.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a nice surprise.\u00a0 And one more thing &#8211; if you would rather have round cookies than rectangular ones, just use a small round cookie cutter instead of cutting the dough with a knife.\u00a0 I even think a little rosemary flavored icing would be nice on top.\u00a0 Yum!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for stopping in this week.\u00a0 We have some great selections for our Saturday Selections so we will see you here tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My garden club held its semi-annual fundraiser this week.\u00a0 We are in charge of the garden at the historic Hopemont House here in Lexington, and every other year we host a garden party there to raise money for our gardening projects.\u00a0 The weather was perfect, and the garden has never looked prettier.\u00a0 The members are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39185"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39185"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39234,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39185\/revisions\/39234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}