Spiced Shortbread

Name: Spiced Shortbread
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1/2 c. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut up, plus more for pan; 1 1/2 c. whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled; 1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar; 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt; 3/4 tsp. ground ginger; 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

By Emily Nabors HallPublished: Nov 16, 2015

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Yields:

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 50 mins

Wrap the edges of a cardboard pie slice box (paramoreartworks.etsy.com) with decorative ribbon (thestockroom.etsy.com). Wrap cookies in parchment, then secure with ribbon and tuck inside box.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut up, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
3/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Step 1Butter a 9-inch cake pan, line bottom with parchment paper; butter parchment. Place flour, sugar, salt, ginger, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine, 3 to 5 times. Add butter and pulse until mixture looks like wet sand, 40 to 50 times.
2. Step 2Press mixture evenly into prepared pan. Prick dough, leaving a 1-inch border, with the tines of a fork; freeze 30 minutes.
3. Step 3Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until set and just beginning to brown around the edges, 30 to 35 minutes.
4. Step 4Place pan on a wire rack and immediately use the handle of a wooden spoon to press a scallop pattern into the edge of shortbread and a sharp knife to score into 16 wedges. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the shortbread to loosen; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut along scored lines using a sharp knife.