I've never made shortbread and have always been a little hesitant to try as it seems to be one of those things that have got to perfectly meet with the expectations of the person consuming it or else you might as well not bother. Coming from a German and Dutch background, my childhood memories are somewhat void of shortbread experiences. Ask me about zimtsterne or baumkuchen and i can wax lyrical for hours... shortbread not so much...
