Browned Butter Shortbread

Name: Browned Butter Shortbread
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 36 bars
Ingredients: Shortbread; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup cake flour; Drizzle; 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter; 3/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 to 2 tablespoons hot water

Rich, golden browned butter brings deep caramel flavor to these melt-in-your-mouth shortbread bars with a simple glaze.

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25 min

Prep Time

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Ingredients

Shortbread

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter

¹/₂ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₂ cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup cake flour

Drizzle

3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter

³/₄ cup powdered sugar

¹/₂ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 to 2 tablespoons hot water

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 325°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil or parchment paper.
STEP 2

Melt 1 cup butter in heavy 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring constantly and watching closely, 4-6 minutes or until butter starts to turn golden brown with brown bits and nutty fragrance. (Butter will get foamy and bubble.) Immediately remove from heat. Pour browned butter into mixing bowl. Cover; refrigerate 10 minutes.
STEP 3

Add brown sugar, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla to browned butter. Beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add all-purpose and cake flours; beat at low speed until mixture comes together.
STEP 4

Press dough into ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 20 minutes or until set and edges are light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Remove bars from pan using foil or parchment to lift from pan.
STEP 5

Brown 3 tablespoons butter in heavy 1-quart saucepan 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to saucepan using wire whisk combine. Add just enough hot water to get desired drizzle consistency. Drizzle over bars.