Browned Butter Shortbread Recipe

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Browned Butter Shortbread
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Ingredients:

  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a heavy two-quart saucepan, melt all the butter over low heat. Cook butter 8 to 12 minutes, stirring consistently, until butter solids at bottom of pan are a rich brown color and butter has a nutty aroma. Be careful not to burn the butter.
  3. Pour browned butter into a bowl; refrigerate until almost firm, about a half hour.
  4. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugar with cooled browned butter.
  5. Mix flour and salt into butter mixture by hand - don't overwork the dough. It will be crumbly.
  6. Pat shortbread crumbs into pan of choice. I like to use a square pan.
  7. Bake shortbread 40 to 45 minutes, until browned around the edge. Watch carefully lest they burn. Let cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
  8. Remove shortbread from pan to cutting board. While still warm, cut the whole in half, in half again, and in half again until you have small squares. These are rich, and shouldn't be large.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 112.57 Kcal (471 kJ)
Calories from fat 63.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.01g 11%
Cholesterol 18.32mg 6%
Sodium 59.35mg 2%
Potassium 13.82mg 0%
Total Carbs 11.31g 4%
Sugars 2.94g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.33g 1%
Protein 1.18g 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 3.8mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 497.94 Kcal (2085 kJ)
Calories from fat 279.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.01g 11%
Cholesterol 81.03mg 6%
Sodium 262.54mg 2%
Potassium 61.13mg 0%
Total Carbs 50.04g 4%
Sugars 13g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1.45g 1%
Protein 5.21g 2%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 16.6mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.8
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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