Praline
Shortbread (printable)
Ingredients
Cookies:
1 1/3 cups butter, softened but not melted (only butter, no
substitutes)
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup Clabber Girl Cornstarch
1/2 cup chopped pecans
24 pecan halves
Glaze:
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup melted butter pecan ice cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.; Spray 2 9-inch pie pans with
cooking spray.
In a medium-sized bowl, cream together
butter and one cup brown sugar for 2 minutes with an electric
mixer. Add flour, cornstarch, and chopped pecans. Mix well,
using hands if necessary.
Divide dough in half and pat into two
9-inch pie plates. Evenly space 12 pecan halves around edges
of each shortbread round. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cookies will
be soft to the touch but will not look "wet". Cool
while making glaze.
Glaze: place one cup brown sugar and
melted ice cream in a small saucepan. Stir to combine over
medium heat. Bring to a boil and hold for one minute, whisking
constantly to avoid scorching.
Score each pan of shortbread into 12
wedges, with a pecan half in each wedge. Pour hot glaze over
shortbread. Cool completely before cutting to serve.
Makes 2 9-inch pie pans of 12 wedges
each, or 24 wedges. Store in an airtight container for up
to a week.
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