I have a lady that is asking me to decorate some cookies for her for Christmas. I love doing cookies, so of course I said "SURE". 
Then she tells me that she doesn't want sugar cookies. HUH??? 
She said that she wanted Shortbread Cookies, and she wants them decorated. 
Is that even possible?
If anyone has ever done this before and knows a wonderful recipe.... I would truly appreciate you sharing it with me. If you don't that's fine too.... prayers are needed just as badly. 
Thanks guys!!!!
Yes, you can... they are firm enough to hold decorations and they are NOT bumpy like CHocolate Chips.. they are smooth like Sugar Cookies.. 
I have mede them before and they are great! Here is a recipe from All recipes.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Melt---In---Your---Mouth-Shortbread/Detail.aspx
Be light on the icing though, you still want to taste all the great butter!
Tracy
jekizer,
I think you'll be just fine.
Sugar cookies are great; but they're not the only cookies that can be decorated.
There's butter cookies and spritz cookies, etc.
Shortbread (the pound cake of cookies) is a fairly hard cookie so it lends itself to decorating.
What exactly did the customer have in mind?
These recipes call for making drop or ball cookies - but you can just as easily roll them out.
http://www.oldetimecooking.com/Recipes/shortbread_cookies.htm
http://www.recipezaar.com/163376
If you can't decide between the recipes, I'd be happy to taste them and give my opinion!
HTH
I would think that would depend on what type of decoration she wants.
If she wants them to look like the santas, snowmen, etc. with all the details; I'd go with:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Recipes&sort=recipename&sort_dir=ASC&op=search&chname=X&chingredients=X&searchtext=royal+icing&cat_id=-1&x=23&y=8
If you don't want to make lots of colors for the details; use food writer pens.
puzzlegut, has used premade frosting (not RI) from GFS (Gordon Food Service) for her cookies with success:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-48079-.html
If your customer just wants round frosted, pretty cookies ; I'd pipe swirls, etc.,in crusting butter cream that's been stiffened a tad.
HTH
P.S. At last, my begging for samples has worked!!!
so did anyone try the shortbread recipe for cookie decorating? I have a friend that does not want sugar cookies and wants shortbread as well... but she wants them decorated for a power ranger theme party... help? recipes? tips?
I was reading some of the recipes from above but none of them were really decorated like sugar cookies and said not to be cut too big or they will crumble.
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