Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread

Name: Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 48 serving
Ingredients: 2 cups butter; 1 cup brown sugar; 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings
48
Calories
128 kcal
Course
Baked Goods
Cuisine
European, Scottish

Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread

Joseph Powell

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These Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread are buttery, deliciously chewy, sweet and incredibly easy to make! These cookies are so delicious, they're begging to become a new holiday tradition!

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Ingredients

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2 cups butter unsalted, softened
1 cup brown sugar packed
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 325℉ (165℃).
Cream the butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl with a mixer. Add 3 to 3 3/4 cups flour, one cup at a time, mixing well after each cup. Sprinkle your work surface with the remaining flour. Knead the dough a few times until it comes together, then roll it out with a rolling pin so that it's about ¼ to ½ an inch in thickness.
Use either a 2-inch cookie cutter or a shortbread cooking cutter to cut your cookies into desired shape. Prick with fork or a toothpick so make little holes in the cookies and place on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 325℉ (165℃) for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not let them get brown. Remove from the oven. Do not let them get brown. Remove from the oven. Let the cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a rack to finish cooling.

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Notes

Instead of cutting the cookies into desired shapes you can pat the dough into an ungreased 17.88 x 12.88 x 1.06 inches baking sheet lined with parchment paper hanging off the sides to make it easy to lift out the cookies. After you bake them, remove them from the oven and lift out the cookies from the sheet using the parchment paper, then cut into desired shapes.
If using salted butter, there's no need to add additional salt to your cookies.
These cookies freeze incredibly well. To freeze, place shortbread cookies in an airtight container and place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cookie Calories 128kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0.3g Cholesterol 20mg (7%) Sodium 27mg (1%) Potassium 21mg (1%) Fiber 0.3g (1%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 236IU (5%) Calcium 8mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 48Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 128 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1cookie
Calories	128kcal	6%
Carbohydrates	13g	4%
Protein	1g	2%
Fat	8g	12%
Saturated Fat	5g	25%
Polyunsaturated Fat	0.3g	2%
Monounsaturated Fat	2g	10%
Trans Fat	0.3g	15%
Cholesterol	20mg	7%
Sodium	27mg	1%
Potassium	21mg	0%
Fiber	0.3g	1%
Sugar	4g	8%
Vitamin A	236IU	5%
Calcium	8mg	1%
Iron	1mg	6%