These cookies, on the outside, look like they are delicious and chewy and perfect. Can you imagine the surprise of finding them stuffed with caramel? That's just ridiculous. I can't even handle how much I love this idea.
My grandmother used to make excellent shortbread. She'd melt the butter and sugar together using the heat of her bare hands, massaging it between her fingers until it all melded together uniformly. They were so buttery and tender and delicious. They would have been perfectly worthy of becoming little Totoros.