8 currant shortbread Recipes

ripe strawberries, hulled (or other fresh berries), strawberry jam (or raspberry or currant jam), shortbread cookies (or other cookies like almond cookies), creme fraiche, divided (or sour cream, or quark), fresh mint (or basil)

dark rum, currants, unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, grated orange zest, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, shredded unsweetened coconut, coarse salt

shortbread cookies (such as lorna doone), unsalted butter, melted, frozen unsweetened strawberries (about 2 3/4 cups), thawed , juices reserved, cream cheese, room temperature, sugar, all purpose flour, eggs, fresh lemon juice, vanilla extract, almond extract, strawberry or currant jelly, baskets fresh strawberries, hulled , halved lengthwise

golden delicious apples, firm-ripe bartlett or comice pears, lemon (about 6 oz.), rinsed, sugar, dried currants, rum (optional), anise or almond biscotti or shortbread cookies, melted butter, ground cinnamon, whipping cream, vanilla ice cream or slightly sweetened softly whipped cream

all-purpose flour, counces (1/2 cup) unblanched almonds, finely ground, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, room temperature, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, red currant jelly

ripe strawberries, jam (raspberry, currant, or strawberry are good), shortbread cookies, creme fraiche or sour cream, plus additional for garnish, mint or basil