Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookie Recipe

Brown sugar shortbread cookies

The holiday season is chugging along and I’m still knee-deep in recipes that I have to make before family and friends arrive Christmas day. Thankfully I had some baking helpers over the weekend. My aunt, sister, and niece came over for a baking extravaganza last weekend. We made these shortbread cookies, among other cookies and breads. These cookies are dangerously good, especially with a cold glass of milk. Mark and I are trying our darnedest not to eat them all before others can enjoy them. We shall overcome!

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Ingredients: This recipe was adapted from my aunt’s co-worker, Betsy

• 1 cup softened butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (I like dark brown sugar)
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large mixing bowl (either by hand or in a mixer), cream sugar and butter together. Gradually add in flour. Once combined, pour dough onto a lightly floured surface and begin kneading. Keep kneading dough until smooth (about 3 minutes). Roll out to 1/3 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters or slice into rectangles,  diamond, or squares. Place on an ungreased baking sheet 1 inch apart, and bake for 25 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Let cool for five minutes. Makes roughly 3 1/2 dozen shortbreads (depending on size of cookie).

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