# Brown Butter Shortbread

A buttery, crumbly, and nutty shortbread biscuit, perfected for fitting into a pastry box.

- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dessert
- Diet: vegetarian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 140 g unsalted butter
- 55 g unsalted butter, browned
- 140 g toasted sugar
- 3 g kosher salt
- 275 g plain flour
- 55 g corn starch
- to taste butter, for greasing
- to taste demerara sugar

## Instructions

1. In a stand mixer bowl, combine unsalted butter, brown butter, toasted sugar, and salt, creaming on high speed.
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the plain flour and corn starch.
4. Add the flour mixture to the mixer and mix on low speed for 1-2 minutes until a crumbly dough forms.
5. Butter a quarter sheet pan and coat it evenly with Demerara sugar.
6. Gently pat the dough into the prepared sheet pan and top with a generous layer of Demerara sugar.
7. Bake in an oven at 150 Celsius for 1 to 1.5 hours until golden brown and crisp around the edges.
8. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing into shapes.
9. Allow to cool completely for at least 4 hours before retrieving from the pan.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- rubber spatula
- large bowl
- whisk
- quarter sheet pan
- medium saute pan
- casserole dish

## Tips

- Make toasted sugar by baking granulated sugar in a casserole dish at 150 Celsius for 2-3 hours, stirring every 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Make brown butter by swirling butter in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until the milk fats separate and brown.
- Let both toasted sugar and brown butter cool completely before using in the recipe.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/r_yBqWHtWMo?si=4Li6JiIWYrtOoNYI
- Creator: Binging with Babish
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/503fa882-9eea-4c6e-821d-907cadc46fc8
- Extracted: 2026-10-10

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