I feel a bit ungrateful whining about the fact that we have only seen minutes, I mean minutes, of sun in DAYS when so many in other parts are dealing with freezing temperatures, snow, and ice. But the grey days just get me down and instead of driving up the mountains in search of the sun this weekend, I decided that it was more important to finish packing all the Christmas decorations away.So-o-o-o-o after another GREY Monday, I came home and headed straight to the kitchen to make some Toffee-Espresso cookies.
These Toffee-Espresso Shortbread cookies are fast becoming a family favorite. The recipe is from the December issue of Southern Living magazine and you can find the recipe here. Another variation of this shortbread recipe is the Cranberry-Orange Shortbread cookies. They are also delicious and were the first cookies to disappear off the plate of cookies I took over to the family Christmas Eve celebration.
Mmmmm...Nothing can beat the winter doldrums faster than some shortbread cookies and a cup of tea. The forecast tomorrow? Rain. Never thought I would be so happy to know that it will be raining.
Mmmm... toffee, espresso! What a great recipe Elaine! I've bookmarked it and will put these in the cookie rotation schedule...! Thank you for making these and sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel not seeing the sun for days on end, but there is nothing quite the accomplishment of tidying the Christmas decorations! then to bake and eat these delicious sounding cookies…! I will have try these out Elaine.
ReplyDeleteI like the picture of the owl is he a regular to your garden?!
Well, there is a positive.. at least you don't have to wear long underware and be bundled up! I'd settle for a grey day instead of this freezing cold!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you.. nothing better than a cup of tea and shortbread!