Best 6 Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies Recipes

BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In large mixer bowl, beat margarine and sugar until creamy. Add vanilla; then gradually beat in flour, blending thoroughly.
• Gather dough into a ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm (1 hour) or for up to 3 days.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• On lightly floured board, roll out dough to 1/4" thick. Cut, place on lightly greased sheets. Bake 35-40 minutes or until firm to the touch (press very lightly to test). Transfer to racks and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

BROWN-SUGAR AND PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and brown sugar together on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla, and mix to combine. Add pecans. Reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture; mix until just combined.
• Turn dough out onto work surface and form into two flat squares; wrap with plastic wrap and transfer to refrigerator. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks set in the upper and lower thirds. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Place a nonstick baking mat on work surface. Place one square chilled dough on baking mat; top with a sheet of plastic wrap. Roll out dough between baking mat and plastic wrap until it is 3/8-inch-thick. Transfer to freezer to chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Repeat process with remaining dough.
• Using a 2 1/4-inch square cutter, cut out dough and transfer to prepared baking sheets. Carefully prick each cookie with a skewer, gently pushing through the dough until it reaches the baking sheet.
• Transfer baking sheets to oven and bake, about 10 minutes. Halfway through baking, repeat pricking process and rotate baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back. Cookies should be very pale and not take on too much color. Transfer cookies to rack to cool.

HARRIET'S COOKIES (BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD BARS WITH CHOCOLATE)

Steps:

• Cream the butter and brown sugar.
• Mix in the egg yolk and vanilla.
• Add the flour and salt.
• spread in an 9 X 13 baking dish. I like to put parchment in the bottom of the pan.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
• Immediately after taking it out of the oven, put the chocolate bar on top to melt.
• Spread the chocolate all over the bar (you can add tidbits on top of the chocolate - toasted pecans and Heath Bar bits are both good).
• Cut diagonally.

BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar together.
• 2. Gradually stir in flour. Knead until smooth.
• 3. Pat into a 1/3 inch thick rectangle (8 inches x 11 inches). I do this on one of my large cutting boards.
• 4. Now cut dough into 1 inch x 2 inch strips. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 5. With a fork, prick the top of each cookie in 3 places to make a little design common in shortbread cookies.
• 6. Bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes, or until the bottom of the cookie begins to brown.
• 7. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 8. Enjoy! These are really tasty!

BROWN SUGAR-PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, cornstarch, salt and clove.
• Using a mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Stop the mixer to scrape down the sides. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed just until incorporated. Add the pecans and mix just until combined.
• Place the dough on a sheet of plastic wrap. Cover with another sheet of plastic and shape into a square. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll the dough between the plastic to 1/4-inch thick, and into a 9 1/2 x 11-inch rectangle. Refrigerate for at least 1 1/2 hours, or up to 2 days.
• Position two oven racks so they divide the oven into thirds. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Discard the plastic sheets from the dough. Trim the edges to form a 9 x 10.5/2-inch rectangle, then cut the dough into 1 1/2-inch squares. Place the squares on the baking sheets, then, with a fork, pierce each cookie twice all the way through. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, rotating the sheets from top to bottom and front to back after 9 minutes. If desired, dust the cookies with confectioners' sugar while still hot. Transfer to a rack to cool.

BROWN-SUGAR SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Using electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add brown sugar and beat will. Using rubber spatula, mix flour and salt (do not overmix). Press dough into prepared pan. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over dough. Cut into 12 wedges, using ruler as guide and cutting through dough. Pierce each wedge several times with toothpick.
• Bake until shortbread is brown, firm at edges and slightly soft in center, about 1 hour. Cool shortbread completely in pan on rack. Remove pan sides. Recut cookies into wedges. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)