MARTHA BAKES: Shortbread

Courtesy of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Learn to create the finest desserts and goodies in your own home. In the series MARTHA BAKES, Martha Stewart shares the best baking tips and techniques, giving you the confidence to create delectable baked goods — from scratch — in your own kitchen.

Martha’s updated versions of the classics set the standard, while her uses of flavors and ingredients add new angles to some familiar favorites.

"Shortbread" - You don’t have to be Scottish to love shortbread, and this deliciously dense treat is easier to make than you might think.

Martha demonstrates how to make shortbread wedges, brown-butter shortbread lemon bars, brown-sugar pecan shortbread cookies, and a pumpkin tart with pressed-in shortbread tart shell — perfect for fall.

All of the recipes from the series MARTHA BAKES are available online.

Martha Stewart Living is on Facebook, you can follow @MarthaStewart on Twitter and Pinterest. "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook" is available for purchase online.

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