Shortbread immaturities

Today i decided to whip up a batch of shortbread, Nigella style ( for this reason i can't promise this post will be completely pg). The recipe is:
-100g cornflour
-200g plain flour
-100g icing sugar
-200g spread
-Vanilla pod seeds
-A sprinkling of icing sugar

Basically, the recipe said to put the oven to 160°c, whack everything together and cook for 20-25 mins, only obviously everything was worded a lot more complex than that. My version of the recipe however turned out a bit different, to start im a student, hence on a low budget, so the "lush vanilla pod seeds" were replaced with flavourings from a pot. Also as a new cook i don't own the mixing device she was speaking of, which meant manual mixing (a very messy experience for both me and the kitchen).

To finish i needed a sprinkling of the white dust ( said in my finest sexual voice hehe ).

I cut mine into stars, my brother had different ideas however.

The finished product tasted quite nice, not very vanillery though, probably due to my cheap nature. What would you make yours into? Be imaginative... "short....."