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Goat Butter Shortbread

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Photo of square Goat Butter Cookies on a serving platter.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Samantha Seneviratne & Jason Schreiber

There is something pristine about these cookies that makes me think of afternoon tea. Goat’s milk butter makes an entirely different kind of shortbread than cow’s milk butter. It is mildly tangy, with a wholesome quality that complements the whole wheat flour and wheat germ—like a new-age graham cracker. The dough takes slightly longer to mix than some shortbread recipes, but it rolls out easily.

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