butterscotch shortbread cookies by susan

Name: Butterscotch Shortbread Cookies by Susan
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) (2 sticks) butter, softened (please use real butter); 3/4 cup(s) dark brown sugar, packed; 2 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; ## LAVENDER SHORTBREAD: SUBSTITUTE WHITE SUGAR AND ADD; 3 tablespoon(s) lavender blossoms (food quality)

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Susan Feliciano

Oak Ridge, TN

Updated on Dec 26, 2011

We baked three different kinds of shortbread cookies for Christmas this year. Plain shortbread, Lavender shortbread, and these - butterscotch. I couldn't tell you which was my favorite, but I can tell you they were all enjoyed by everyone! This recipe is my adaptation of a traditional Scots Shortbread.

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The dark ones are the butterscotch shortbread. The light ones are lavender shortbread.

prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 24 bars

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (please use real butter)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
LAVENDER SHORTBREAD: SUBSTITUTE WHITE SUGAR AND ADD
3 tablespoons lavender blossoms (food quality)

How To Make butterscotch shortbread cookies by susan

Step 1

Cream butter and brown sugar until very fluffy. Beat in the flour until a stiff uniform dough forms.

Step 2

Press dough into a 9x9-inch lightly greased baking pan. Prick all over with fork.
Step 3

Bake at 325°F for 30-35 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cut immediately into 3 rows of 8 bars each. Allow to cool before removing from pan.
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