Browned Butter-pecan Shortbread

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups chopped toasted pecans

Recipe

• 1 cook butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, 6 to 8 minutes or until butter begins to turn golden brown.
• 2 remove pan from heat immediately, and pour butter into a small bowl.
• 3 cover and chill 1 hour or until butter is cool and begins to solidify.
• 4 beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• 5 gradually add brown sugar and powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
• 6 gradually add flour to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended.
• 7 stir in pecans.
• 8 shape dough into 4 (8-inch) logs.
• 9 wrap logs tightly in plastic wrap, and chill 4 hours or until firm.
• 10 cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; place on lightly greased baking sheets.
• 11 bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 12 transfer to wire racks to cool.
• 13 **cook time does not include butter chill time of one hour or dough chill time of 4 hours.