For the first time in maybe decades, I decided to make shortbread for New Year's, even though, like so many, I won't have any visitors to share it with.

Here's the strange part. The recipe (for children) said to turn the cookie sheet upside down first, because, it said, it would be "easier" to get the shortbread off that way, after baking. I don't know why it said that. I didn't need a spatula and I probably didn't even need to use the fork. (Maybe there was a little more butter in the batter than I realized?) At any rate, any recipe that calls for a cookie sheet generally doesn't result in a struggle! What gives?



Lenona.