3 rum currant shortbread Recipes

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

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