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Espresso Shortbread
Recipe courtesy Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh
Show: Party Line with the Hearty Boys  Episode: Sweets and Coffee
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Delicious!
12/06/2005 at 08:09pm
User: KAREN from Taylor, PA    User Rating:
Everyone raved over them! Thank you, Steve and Dan. Love the show and can't wait for the new episodes!




Cookie and Coffee Lovers Delight
11/10/2005 at 08:14pm
User: Terry from Sacramento, CA    User Rating:
This new show is GREAT! This recipe is even better!!! I am making a batch for my daughter as a birthday gift and then a batch for my brother for his birthday. The only problem is that I have to make a batch for my husband and myself for each one I make as a gift. They disappear right off the cookie plate! I will be making these as holiday treats as well this year and I am quite sure they will find a place on the family favorite list.




Looks great!
11/06/2005 at 04:47pm
User: Sharon from Lacey, WA    User Rating:
I love shortbread and will be trying this recipe soon! Espresso is a favorite of mine. These should be really good with a cup. Best wishes to you on your show!




Excellent, but dangerous
10/30/2005 at 09:27am
User: Lazlo from Boston, MA    User Rating:
These are wonderful, but we weren't warned that they will mysteriously disappear. I made some to bring to work, left them on the kitchen counter, and the next time I looked they were gone. I had to make more -- and hide them. One change I made to the directions -- since I'm really lousy at patting out stiff dough in a baking pan -- was to pre-form the dough. I took the pan I was planning to use -- before I sprayed it or added the ground beans -- lined it with waxed paper, and patted the dough into it. Then, I removed the dough, paper and all, and prepared the pan as directed. Once it was ready, I merely inverted the dough rectangle onto the crushed coffee beans and remove the waxed paper. A couple of quick pats and it was ready to bake without disturbing the beans I had so artfully arranged in the pan. I hope we see more of this show. The recipes are great and are easily made by real people like me.




What's not to like
10/23/2005 at 01:15pm
User: BEVERLY from Davis, CA    User Rating:
Shortbread? Espresso? Chocolate? How could it get anything but 5 stars???




Holiday Baking
10/23/2005 at 10:32am
User: Marilyn from Rohnert Park, CA    User Rating:
This yummy shortbread is going to play the starring role in my holiday gift baskets. I love shortbread and make it every year, this recipe is my new favorate. And Dan and Steve are my new favorite food tv stars. My husband and I enjoy their creative party ideas as well as their show stopper recipes. Thanks food channel for bringing these guys to us.




Wow
07/19/2006 at 11:27am
User: Lois from E Grand Rapids, MI    User Rating:
These are a kick in the head. I made the mistake of eating one at 8 p.m. and I was staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m. But wonderfully tasty -- and unusual. I think Mr. Smith is especially gifted at making sweet treats




SIMPLY DECIDANT
05/19/2007 at 09:20am
User: KELLIE from LARGO, FL    User Rating:
This cookie is not real sweet, but with the coffee flavor and the old fashion shortbread taste I love it. I will make it along with all my other favorite cookies receipts. Its awesome.