shortbread

noun

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as in hermit

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Recent Examples of shortbread For something richer, try shortbread or butter cookies. — Martha Stewart, 11 May 2026 Bake shortbread until golden brown on top, 33–40 minutes. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026 Classic shortbread gets a bright spring flavor boost from lemon. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026 Save room for baked French toast bread pudding with honey and nuts, Meyer lemon tart with mascarpone cream, and strawberries with ricotta cream, olive oil, mint and shortbread. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shortbread
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortbread
  1. hermit
  2. cookie
  3. macaroon
  4. gingersnap
  5. shortcake
  6. brownie
  7. snickerdoodle
  8. tuile
Noun
  • The area was also chosen by artistic hermit squatters, known as Dunnites, who lived around nearby Oceano and Nipomo in the 1930s.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Tragedy has turned him into a hermit, but the ponderings from his cave are alluring.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Definition of hermit
Noun
  • Double Tree The hotel chain has become known for their warm chocolate cookies over the years.
    — Bianca Harris, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Bake until the cookie is golden brown and just set in the center, 18 to 20 minutes.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cookie
Noun
  • In a positive way, the nose hits above proof in intensity, with almond extract, coconut macaroons, and toasted pine nuts.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Dessert canapés included champagne and pistachio macaroons, orange crème brûlée tartlets and miniature rhubarb crumble tartlets.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Definition of macaroon
Noun
  • Stop by the darling Franny's Cup and Saucer for an out-of-this-world gingersnap, or make your way to the Point Arena Fishing Pier to enjoy a bowl of clam chowder from Pier Place.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Sprinkle gingersnap cookies into center of dough.
    — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Definition of gingersnap
Noun
  • Artyom Levshunov can’t believe the size of the strawberry shortcake in front of him.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • People enjoy them in countless ways, including being folded into shortcake, mixed into fruit salad, dipped in chocolate, piled on pancakes, stirred into yogurt, blended into smoothies or simply eaten by the handful as a refreshing snack.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of shortcake
Noun
  • That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026
  • From a brownie mix to protein bars, here are the items to add to your cart during your next shopping trip to the popular grocer.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
Definition of brownie
Noun
  • These cookies have many of the same recipe components as snickerdoodles, including margarine and extra leavening.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 May 2026
  • On this month’s menu are jasmine-tea milk buns, black-sesame snickerdoodles and halo-halo croissants, a play on the favorite Filipino dessert.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 May 2026
Definition of snickerdoodle
Noun
  • The garden’s heirloom tomatoes star in a returning signature dish each summer, featuring coconut fennel pollen custard, plum consomme, leek oil and sesame tuile.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • For dessert, customers can dine on treats like an orange blossom saffron olive oil cake for $11 (complete with black walnut tuile and strawberry coulis).
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of tuile

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