Brown Sugar Sage Shortbread Recipes

BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually stir in flour and mix well. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 3 minutes. Pat into a 1/3-in.-thick rectangle measuring 11 in. x 8 in. , Cut into 2-in. x 1-in. strips. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with a fork. , Bake at 300° for 25 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

BROWN SUGAR SAGE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the dark brown sugar, confectioners' sugar, minced sage and salt. Use your fingers and rub the sage into the sugar to release its flavor. Add the flour and mix to combine. Add the butter and blend on low until a smooth dough forms. Scrape the bowl and paddle and blend for another 15 seconds.
• Place the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, flatten into a disk and wrap. Allow the dough to chill for at least two hours or up to overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line two half sheet pans with parchment.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Working on a lightly floured surface (or between two pieces of parchment), roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut out desired shapes with a 2 1/2-inch people-shaped cookie cutter. Transfer cutouts to the parchment-lined baking sheets and bake until the edges are a deep golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely on the sheet pans.

BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Grease a 9" baking pan (square or round).
• In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in pecans and flour.
• Press mixture into prepared pan and prick top with tines of a fork.
• Bake at 325 for about 30 minutes or until slightly browned and puffy.
• Remove from the oven and carefully cut into wedges using a sharp knife BEFORE allowing it to cool.

BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.
• Gradually stir in the flour.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Pat into a 1/3" thick rectangle measuring 11" x8".
• Cut into 2" x1" strips.
• Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Prick with a fork.
• Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes or until bottom begins to brown.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter, Diamond Crystal® Kosher Salt and dark brown sugar in a bowl for 5 minutes with an electric mixer on high speed. Add flour and mix on low speed until just combined.
• Scrape dough onto a sheet of parchment paper; shape into a log about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap with the parchment paper. Refrigerate until chilled completely, about an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil cookie sheets.
• Remove dough from parchment and roll in demerara sugar to coat. Slice into rounds 1/4 inch thick and place on cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle each cookie with additional demerara sugar and a pinch of Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt.
• Bake until very lightly browned and firm to the touch, about 8 to 10 minutes.