All Butter Apple Shortbread Cookies

One of our favorite things about shortbread is how well its rich, crumbly sweetness goes with other flavors. We could list examples all day, but, frankly, it might be easier to list all the things shortbread doesn’t go well with (Sardines? Sauerkraut? Toothpaste, maybe?). One winning flavor combo that’s not even remotely up for debate, however, is shortbread and apples. There’s just something about that mix of lush fruitiness and dense, buttery texture that’s undeniable—so much so, in fact, that we’ve enshrined it into a seasonal sweet treat in the form of Trader Joe’s Apple Shortbread Cookies.

Made for us in small batches by a supplier in the U.K., the recipe for these scrumptious Shortbread Cookies includes dried apples, apple juice concentrate, and plenty of butter—in fact, each Cookie’s composition is nearly one quarter butter, by weight! Before baking them to a perfect, crisp, golden brown, our supplier makes an adorable, apple-shaped impression into each Cookie, making them an appetizing and aesthetically appropriate addition to any autumnal dessert board.