BROWN-BUTTER SHORTBREAD
Irish butter has a high butterfat content, making it especially flavorful. It's expensive to use for everyday baking but worth the splurge for this shortbread, where the ingredient shines.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield Makes 8 wedges
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Prepare an ice-water bath with a medium metal bowl set inside. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until deep golden brown, about 8 minutes. Immediately pour butter into bowl in ice-water bath and whisk in milk. Stir mixture constantly with a rubber spatula, scraping the sides of the bowl, until mixture begins to thicken, about 3 minutes.
- Remove bowl from ice-water bath and let stand until mixture thickens to the consistency of room-temperature butter, about 30 minutes.
- Beat butter mixture with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla, and continue to beat for 2 minutes more. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour.
- Butter a 10-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough evenly into bottom of pan using plastic wrap. (Make sure dough is flat; a small offset spatula may help.) Refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap, for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cut through dough to make 8 wedges using a sharp paring knife and a ruler. Cut a round from the center using a 2 1/4-inch ovenproof cookie cutter; discard dough. Return cutter to hole. Prick wedges all over with a wooden skewer. Refrigerate, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle sanding sugar evenly over shortbread. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until golden brown, 55 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes. Let cool in pan set on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove shortbread from pan, and cut along lines into wedges. Let cool completely on rack.
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Miguelson Andy
[email protected]I'll definitely be making these cookies again soon.
Fridah Nkosi
[email protected]Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe!
Prova Biswas
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper!
Melody Joy
[email protected]I can't wait to try different variations of this recipe.
Muhammad Badar Khan
[email protected]These cookies are best enjoyed with a cup of tea or coffee.
Aneecha Arries
[email protected]I let the cookies cool completely before serving them, and they were much easier to handle that way.
Skimbo Simblo
[email protected]I baked the cookies for a few minutes longer than the recipe called for, and they were perfectly golden brown.
Saumu Shariff
[email protected]I added some chopped walnuts to the dough, and they were a great addition.
Layla Vaquera
[email protected]I didn't have any brown sugar, so I used white sugar instead. The cookies still turned out delicious.
Natia Kibishauri
[email protected]I found the dough to be a bit sticky, but the cookies turned out great. I'll definitely make them again.
Nikaria Wright
[email protected]These cookies are a bit too sweet for my taste, but I still enjoyed them.
Muju Dada
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of shortbread, but these cookies were surprisingly good. I loved the brown butter flavor.
Maryam Rouna
[email protected]I made these cookies for a party last weekend, and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Falcon XYZ
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect treat for any occasion. They're buttery, crumbly, and delicious.
Anil Sunuwar
[email protected]I love the brown butter flavor in these cookies. It really takes them to the next level.
Milon Mb
[email protected]These cookies are so addictive! I can't stop eating them.
Awais BALOCH
[email protected]This is my go-to shortbread recipe. It's so simple to make, and it always turns out delicious.
Javier Lopez
[email protected]I've made this shortbread several times now, and it's always perfect. It's the perfect balance of sweet and savory, and the texture is amazing.
Habibullah Siddik
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make, and they're always a hit with my friends and family. I love that I can use different flavored sugars to change up the taste.
sakhawat Butt
[email protected]OMG, this shortbread is heavenly! It's so buttery and crumbly, and the brown butter flavor is amazing. I'm definitely adding this recipe to my favorites.