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If you need a delicious dessert for a Spring occasion or are in the mood to bake something to cheer up a neighbor, co-worker or friend, the answer is shortbread! These are our favorite Easy One-Bowl Shortbread Recipes - they're buttery, melt-in-your-mouth recipes that will put a spring in your step and a smile on everyone's face!
If you're a regular reader here at the Café, you already know about our love for buttery, rich shortbread. We love that shortbread dough comes together quickly, with simple ingredients, and doesn't require a mixer.
Plus the dough makes a wonderful base for a dessert tart and it's perfect to roll out and cut with seasonal-shaped cutters. Make one of these fabulous Spring-inspired, Easy One-Bowl Shortbread Recipes today! Lots of them (not all) have free printable labels that are yours for the asking- if they have gift labels, you'll see them pictured below. Just click on the recipe to learn how to receive a free PDF for the labels. The only thing we ask is that you request the labels separately on the individual posts - that's how we stay organized as we do send out A LOT of labels!
Once you try these easy recipes, we think you'll fall in love with shortbread too!
Made with our easy microwave lemon curd, these buttery, crisp Ridiculously Easy Lemon Curd Shortbread Tarts will steal the show and bring rave reviews!
This Lemon Thyme Shortbread is not only ridiculously easy to make, but it's also crisp, buttery melt-in-your-mouth delicious! We are happy to send you the free printable labels pictured below:
These delicious Spring Shortbread Cookies are crisp, sweet and buttery. And there's a simple decorating technique that's fun to do with kids!
These buttery, melt-in-your-mouth Sugar Plum Fairy Shortbread Bites are super easy to make with no rolling or cutting out and make a delicious, quite magical gift with the free printable labels!
These crisp, buttery French Shortbread Cookies are crazy delicious. They look and sound quite fancy but, in reality, they're super easy with just one bowl and no mixer needed! This recipe also  includes free printable labels for gifting:
With a buttery, press-in crust and crumb topping (made from the same dough) and an easy lemon curd filling, this heavenly Lemon Curd Shortbread Tart is beyond delicious!
This one-bowl, no-mixer, Ridiculously Easy Brown Sugar Shortbread takes minutes to put together. The dough is pressed into a pan so there's no scooping, rolling or cutting. Oh yes - and all the taste testers say it's ridiculously delicious! And if you want to give some away, the free printable labels are a super fun way to adorn your gifts.
This crisp, buttery, one-bowl no-mixer, Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Shortbread is one of those unforgettable recipes you'll be begged to make again and again. This easy shortbread recipe also has some fun labels to dress things up for giving.
These delicious Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Cookies are buttery, sweet and loaded with blueberry flavor, with no rolling, cutting out or patting.
With sweet raspberry jam nestled between melt-in-your-mouth shortbread and a buttery crumble topping, this Raspberry Jam Shortbread Tart is beyond delicious!
These delicious Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Cookies are buttery, sweet and loaded with blueberry flavor, with no rolling, cutting out or patting. Yep, these little dreamy cookies also have free printable labels!
Thought for the day:
Then I heard every creature in heaven
and on earth and under the earth and on the sea,
and all that is in them, saying:
"To him who sits on the throne
and to the Lamb be praise and honor
and glory and power, forever and ever!
Revelations 5:13
What we're listening to for inspiration:
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Just made the sugar plum fairy shortbread bites for my granddaughters.....sooooo cute and delicious!!!!
I don't want to be greedy but may I get these labels? thank you!!
Just made the sugar plum fairy shortbread bites for my granddaughters.....sooooo cute and delicious!!!!
I love all your shortbread recipes!!1 I don't want to be greedy but may I get these labels? thank you!!
That's great, Annie! We are happy to send the labels.
I am new to your blog and plan on making your Lemon Curd Shortbread Tart for Easter. I found you on David Lebovitz's blog. So many wonderful recipes that I don't know what to make first. Is it possible to download your shortbread labels?
Thank you,
Jean McCarroll
That's great, Jean! We are happy to send any labels you like, we just ask that you leave a comment on each individual post. Thanks so much!
I cant make your recipes fast enough for my friends and family. They are all so easy and delicious. I cant wait to get up in the morning to try a new one.
I have ordered gift boxes and would appreciate all the adorable labels.
Thank you so much Chris, you are a real treasure.
Hi Melodee, thanks so much for your kind words, Your email made me smile!
Regarding the labels, my daughter-in-law, Lindsay sends them out. We're happy to send any of the labels but we send out so many that we ask for you to request the ones you'd like on that particular post. That's how we stay organized.
Thank you for the wonderful recipes. Being diabetic, my enjoyment of sweets is very limited. That said, I get my pleasure from baking things to give as gifts.
Would you please send all the labels related to this posting.
Sincerely,
Jarrett
Hi Jarrett, we are happy to send the labels, we just ask that you leave a comment on each post so we can keep everything organized. Thanks!
I am so excited to make these shortbread cookies!!! Everyone loved 🥰 the Saint Patrick cookies and I ❤️ loved giving them in those darling boxes with the labels… I would love to send friends the Sugar Plum….Fairy labels… lemon shortbread labels… and the Rosemary shortbread labels… so fun and they look “so professional!!!
Thank you!!!
Gayle Rales
Gayle.eales@gmail.com
So glad you're enjoying the recipes, Gayle! We are happy to send the labels, we just ask that in the future you leave a comment on each individual post.
Hi Chris,
Lovely recipe collection.
Several years ago I made one of your cookie recipes for a rolled dough and cut out. The icing was a thin icing with get color and came out looking like tie dye. I want to make that again for Easter.
Can you please send me that recipe again.
Thank you, Patty
Hi Patty, I think this is the recipe you are looking for- https://thecafesucrefarine.com/glazed-shortbread-cutout-cookies/
Thank you, so much!
Please send each of the sweet labels for the recipes. Thank you.
Hi Claire,
We’re happy to send any of the labels but we ask that you request them in the comment section of the particular recipes you’d like the labels for. We have a ton of labels - my daughter-in-law sends them out and that’s how she keeps things organized.
Thank you for the wonderful shortbread cookie recipes. I would appreciate the labels for all of the recipes.
Hi Barb,
We’re happy to send any of the labels but we ask that you request them in the comment section of the particular recipes you’d like the labels for. We have a ton of labels - my daughter-in-law sends them out and that’s how she keeps things organized.
Thank you for sharing your fantastic recipes and tags. Please, could I have the "Lemon Thyme Shortbread" labels? Thanks, Lynne
Sure, Lynne!
Thanks Chris
Your presentation of these cookies is absolutely beautiful
I really enjoy your mailings and tags
Thanks for sharing
Rosanne
So happy to hear that, Rosanne!
Please sed me the Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Cookie labels.
Thank you!
All these treats look delicious . . . can't wait to try them all! Can I please have label pdf's for all these treats? My family will give you lots of hugs as they love shortbread everything.
Hi Wendy, we are happy to send the labels! We just ask that you leave a comment on each post so that we can keep everything organized 🙂