Brown Sugar Pecan Shortbread

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup ice water
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and next 3 ingredients (through salt), stirring well with a whisk.
• 2 place butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 1 minute).
• 3 gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed. (mixture will appear crumbly.)
• 4 sprinkle ice water over flour mixture; beat at low speed just until combined.
• 5 shape the dough into 2 (6-inch-long) logs; wrap each log in plastic wrap.
• 6 chill 1 hour or until very firm.
• 7 preheat oven to 350°.
• 8 line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 9 unwrap dough; cut each log into 16 slices using a serrated knife.
• 10 place dough circles 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
• 11 sprinkle tops evenly with turbinado sugar, gently pressing into dough.
• 12 bake for 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 13 remove from baking sheets; cool on a wire rack.