11/18/2024
This week's flavor is BUTTER!
With the holidays starting next week our baking will be in full swing, so what better way to take our holiday baking over the edge then to use the very best ingredients and BUTTER is the keystone for baking.
I have found that switching to a European BUTTER ( Kerrygold or Plugra) makes my cookies even more delicious than they were. Below is my pecan shortbread cookie recipe. You can go wild with flavors you can add to this recipe to make it your own. I've added cream liquor, maple or chopped cranberries with walnuts, orange peel and mini chocolate chips, y'all get where I'm going with this.
Comment below if you try the recipe and let me know how you made it your own, and pictures of your finished cookie would be welcomed too!
RECIPE:
1 cup of European BUTTER
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp flavorings
1/2 tsp salt
2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cup of nuts
Pre-heat oven to 350*
Cream butter and sugar together
Add flavorings
Combin salt with flour, then add to the butter and sugar mixture
When dough is almost mixed together then add nuts, until dough is combined and sticking together.
Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper to a 1/4 inch. Place dough into the fridge until hard.
Once the dough is hard take out of fridge and cut out shapes. If dough softens while cutting out shapes places back in oven until hard. These cookies need to be baked while COMPLETELY CHILLED OR THEY WILL SPREAD AND NOT HOLD THEIR SHAPES!!!!
Bake at 350* for 12-15 minutes until the cookies are very lightly browned. Let cookies cool on sheet pan for 2-5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack until completely cooled and ready to frost, decorate or eat.