It's Too Yummy Tuesday!
On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my (or other authors') books or that are just plain delicious! Today I'm happy to have special guest Mary Lou George, author of Saving Destiny. She's here to share a recipe for the most delicious-sounding whipped shortbread with Toblerone cookies. Take it away, Mary Lou!
In
my latest book, Saving Destiny, Sloan
and Mac’s road to happily-ever-after is littered with so many potholes one
could be forgiven for thinking it’s just not going to happen, but one of the
things our lovers can agree on is food.
When they’re manipulated into planning a baby shower together, Sloan
spitefully tortures him with suggestions that they should serve eel. His response?
“Hey, for entertainment, why not
play Yoko Ono records? That oughtta make this the shortest party in state
history.” Happily, in the end they agree on the menu and end up sharing
Kentucky fried goodness at the local diner.
With
this recipe, the only thing to fight about is who gets the last cookie:
Mary Lou George’s Love
Bites – Shortbread cookies with Toblerone
Ingredients:
1
lb (454g) butter at room temperature
1
cup icing sugar
½
cup cornstarch
1
tsp vanilla
3
cups all-purpose flour
1
cup chopped pecans (optional)
1
Toblerone chocolate bar (depending on how large you want the chocolate pieces
to be on the cookies, you might want two bars…and I’ve known to eat one while
the cookies are baking)
Directions:
Preheat
oven to 325 degrees
Cream
butter and icing sugar until very fluffy
Beat
in cornstarch, vanilla and then flour.
Beat until batter is light and very fluffy. (a food processor works well
for this)
Stir
in nuts if using. (I don’t use
them)
Drop
batter by teaspoons onto parchment paper.
Chop
Toblerone into small pieces
Bake
20-25 minutes or until golden.
While cookies are still
hot place
a small piece of chocolate on each one.
Sprinkle
on icing sugar if desired
Makes
120 bite sized melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
Seriously, they melt in your mouth.
Saving Destiny
by Sherri Somerville
Sloan Ridgeway and Mac Watson's fairy
tale ended in tragically-ever-after. For years they've been separated by the
grief and guilt surrounding his little sister's death. Devastated, Sloan traded
small-town Kentucky for star studded big cities and tabloid fame, but life in
the limelight was filled with emptiness and betrayal.
When one more highly publicized
broken engagement sends Sloan home to lick her wounds she comes face-to-face
with Mac. He obviously hasn't forgotten the past, but despite his antagonism,
he's more compelling than ever. To save herself the heartbreak, Sloan vows to
keep out of his way, but destiny won't let her. Desperate to rescue an abused
horse in foal, Sloan is forced to enlist Mac's help.
Working together day after day begins
to reignite the passion they once felt for each other. But is passion enough? Can
Sloan and Mac breathe new life into their malnourished hearts and prove that
true love trumps tragedy every time?
About the Author
Canadian Mary Lou George worked in the design
studio of a major Art Museum for over twenty years. The creative atmosphere there helped to keep
her imagination fertile and her humor ever at the ready. These days she concentrates on the art of
romance. Hailing from a long line of
earth mothers and animal lovers, her home is filled with love and
laughter. Mary believes there’s a little
bit of magic in each of us and working hard for the happy ending is always
worth the effort. She’s written four
mainstream, paranormal romances and one mainstream mystery romance for
Siren/Bookstrand. Her sixth book, Saving Destiny (published February 2014)
is the first straight up mainstream romance story she’s crafted and it’s
getting rave reviews. The print edition
will be available late June 2014.
Bookstrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/mary-lou-george
Website: www.marylougeorgenovels.com
Twitter: @marylougeorge2
Yum! Thanks so much for being here today to share this recipe!
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