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We were really busy last night. We got one of those calls... you know the type. Sometimes it is a call to tell you that someone is coming for dinner so you have to quick clean and cook a big dinner.

I guess it was not that bad so I should be happy. This time the call was James asking if the girls and I had been baking like we had planned on. We had actually not been baking. I got pretty behind schedule since I got sidetracked and redesigned this blog. Yeah I know, when I get sidetracked I really get sidetracked.

James figured that we had baked cookies like I originally planned so when he planned an early morning meeting for his store managers he promised them homemade cookies. So I baked cookies until I was ready to collapse. The girls loved making everything though.

Noelle dipped some pretzels in chocolate and the rest of us made three types of cookies. James loves when I make Shortbread and they are super easy to make. He also loves toffee chips so I decided to add some Heath Toffee Bits to my normal Shortbread recipe. They are yummy!

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 bag Heath Toffee Bits (not needed if you want regular shortbread)
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add flour. Mix well.
3. Press dough evenly into a baking sheet.
4. Cut the dough to the size pieces you want.
5. Prick the pieces with a fork to make a nice design.
6. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until the sides start to brown.
7. While still warm carefully run a knife through the cuts again.

Do not try to remove from the pan until they are fully cooled.