This 9×9 shortbread crust is buttery, tender, and sturdy enough for bars, cheesecakes, and other layered desserts. This shortbread crust recipe came from a very specific annoyance. I needed a 9×9-inch ...

These pumpkin bars have it all—a buttery shortbread crust, a pumpkin-pie custard and a crunchy cinnamon and brown sugar streusel topping. Do you have a favorite part of Thanksgiving? If you are like ...

It’s a vintage gem.

A fudgy pecan and bittersweet chocolate topping gives these buttery bars a silky richness. A buttery shortbread base adds crisp contrast to a rich, fudgy chocolate-pecan topping that tastes like a ...

Sweet and buttery, this gluten-free crust is reminiscent of a shortbread cookie, with a sandy texture and deep toffee flavor from the inclusion of brown sugar. Paige Grandjean is a food editor, recipe ...