Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies
Three-ingredient Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies are an easy slice-and-bake cookie recipe. They are crisp, buttery shortbreads with deep caramel notes from the brown sugar - Perfect holiday cookie!
Servings 26 Cookies
Calories 32kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter (1 stick) room temperature
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons light or golden brown sugar both packed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
Instructions
- Add butter, brown sugar and salt into a medium bowl, beat with an electric beater for 1 to 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add flour and continue beating, on low speed, until the dough looks crumbly. Using hands, shape dough into a smooth ball.
- Gently roll into a 10 to 11 inch log, wrap it with parchment paper, refrigerate it for a minimum of 6 hours, or up to 2 days.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove the log from the fridge and cut it into ¼-inch thick slices using a sharp knife.
- Place slices on the prepared baking sheet, spacing about 1 inch apart.
- Bake 19 to 22 minutes, until golden brown in color, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
- Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
Brown sugar - You can use light, golden, or dark brown sugar, but I personally prefer golden brown sugar for its well-balanced molasses flavor.
Skip salt - If using salted butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.04g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 0.002g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg