Bainbridge Butterscotch Shortbread Recipe
- 1 c. Unsalted butter
- 1/2 c. Dark brown sugar
- 2 c. Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 c. Finely minced walnuts or possibly pecans
- Sift the flour, salt, and baking pwdr together and set aside.
- Cream the butter till soft and gradually add in the sugar.
- Add in the flour mix a little at a time and mix well.
- Chill for one hour.
- Divide the dough in half and keep one portion in the refrigerator while rolling out the other to approximately 1/4" thickness.
- (The dough gets soft quickly.)
- Sprinkle the dough with the nuts and gently press them in with the rolling pin.
- Cut into 1-1/2" squares.
- Pix uses a paper pattern as she is hopeless at estimating things like this, unlike Faith.
- Prick with a fork and place the squares on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bake till golden, approximately 15 min in a preheated 350F oven.
- Makes 6 dozen squares.
- This is a devostatingly rich, crumbly cookie.
butter, brown sugar, flour, baking pwdr, salt, walnuts
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bainbridge-butterscotch-shortbread-73702 (may not work)