Browned Butter Pan Shortbread With Glaze

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"These are baked in a jelly-roll pan, sliced into desired shapes then drizzled with glaze, these cookies are AMAZING!!!!!"

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 4 dozen

ingredients

• COOKIES

• 1 cup butter (no subs)
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cake flour

• GLAZE

• 3 tablespoons butter (no subs)
• 1 teaspoon corn syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot water

directions

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Prepare an ungreased 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
3. Melt 1 cup butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; continue to cook stirring constantly and watching closely until the butter JUST starts to turn golden (about 4-6 minutes, the butter will get foamy and bubble!).
4. Remove from heat and refrigerate for 7-8 minutes.
5. In a large bowl combine the browned butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar and vanilla in a large bowl; beat at medium speed until well combined.
6. Reduce the speed to low and add in all-purpose flour and cake flour; beat until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
7. Press the dough into an ungreased jelly-roll pan.
8. Prick all over with fork.
9. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until set but not too brown.
10. Cool 5 minutes.
11. While the dough is still hot, slice into squares, rectangles, diamonds or triangles using a sharp knife.
12. To make the glaze; in a heavy saucepan brown 3 tablespoons butter (this should take about 2-3 minutes) cool for 5 minutes.
13. In a small bowl combine the browned butter with all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the water; beat or whisk add in enough water to create desired glazing consistancy.
14. Drizzle over the COOLED shortbread.
15. Let stand for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[Marysdottir]

Really good shortbread. I skipped the glaze as I wanted something very simple and this was just the thing. The brown butter gives it a butterscotch flavour and the texture is smooth and almost flaky, almost crumbly. Thank you for posting this. Next time I'll try it with the glaze.

 

[pheasant farmer]

Perfect - just perfect. Make these delightful bites of goodness right away !!!

 

[Cookworm]

I can't believe I forgot to rate these. I looooooooooooove them! Easy, yummy. Enough said.

 

[Djs Eagles]

KITTENCAL, you did it again! This is my 2nd time to use this web-site and I now find myself looking for KITTENCAL recipes! I tried this recipe and it is a "jewel"! I followed everything just as the recipe calls for. When it came to the glaze however, I accidently splilled 6 Tablespoons of very hot Black Coffee, which I had just poured, into the glaze mix. I had not added the water yet. I checked the amount of coffee by adding Tbls.'s of coffee back into my cup. Then I stirred in the coffee, (since I didn't want to waste my glaze mix), tasted the glaze, and decided to add 1/8 teaspoon of orange extract. Since I now had extra glaze, I used a brush and painted it on until it was all gone. OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! Thank you KITTENCAL. Keep these recipes coming!

 

[GS9222]

Delicious! My husband could have eaten the entire pan of it! Was uncertain whether unsalted butter or salted butter was required. Very easy to make too.