My grandma Bee was a notoriously horrible cook but the two things she could always seem to make were these shortbread cookies and the butterscotch brownies from Joy of Cooking.
Recipe: Grandma Bee's Shortbread
Makes 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- Heat oven to 300º and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Stir all the ingredients together until smooth with a hand mixer or a wooden spoon.
- Divide the dough into 4 balls. Place each ball on the prepared baking sheet and press down until they each form a 6 in. disc. they should be about ½ inch thick.
- Use the tines of a fork to lightly score each disc into 6 wedges.
- Bake until the edges are golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- When cool gently break along fork marks into wedges.
Variations: add finely chopped nuts about 2 Tablespoons, add 1 teaspoon citrus zest, drizzle with melted chocolate after they have cooled.
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