In the several months (and added pounds) required to perfect these cookies, we found guidance in a recipe we stumbled upon for "Buckingham Palace Shortbread" which was  reportedly enjoyed by the Queen with her tea. We had to make a few modifications to get a dough that would survive the rigors of our old fashioned, hand-cranked cookie press, but the result is the most buttery and delicate cookie possible.

For the coating, we wanted something very flavorful and unexpectedly tart to meet the "intense flavor" standards of our products. And, in 2019 we reformulated all our berry flavored Powderz to include real freeze dried fruit in the coating. Messy like a good powdered sugar donut, the taste is, at first, shockingly tart, but then quickly succumbs to the buttery melt in your mouth cookie at its heart.