interesting topping for fruit "cobbler" or "crisp" type dish

[grasswire]

Last night I had some apples and blueberries prepared for a cobbler and decided to try a sort of shortbread cookie topping instead of the usual oatmeal crisp or biscuit type cobbler.

I took equal parts of sugar, flour and butter (about 3/4 cup of each) and worked them together with my hands, and then added about 2 T of cream. Plopped it on top of the sugared fruit. Baked at 350 until it was all done and bubbly and lightly browned.

It was delicious. The "shortbread" was crispy and buttery. I had worried that it might be gooey or sink into the fruit juices. But it turned out just great.

[Dora]

1. The addition of cream makes me think of scones.

But the equal parts flour/butter/sugar makes me think COOKIE.

I'll have to try this, but I'll wait until the heat breaks and it's safe to use the oven again.

[grasswire]

2. yeah, but it was crispier than a scone

and more buttery. I don't know why I put in cream when I was thinking shortbread, though. :-)