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Brown Butter Brown Sugar Shortbread

Makes
Servings: 24 to 36 cookies
Ingredients
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Ingredients

Amounts
  • 1 cup (225 grams or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into chunks
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons (290 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup (145 grams) packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (60 grams) powdered sugar
  • 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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