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Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookies

If you’re at a loss of what to make your neighbors for Christmas this year, let these cookies be it.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 36 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 & 1/2 cup {3 sticks} salted butter divided
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 cups bread flour {or all-purpose flour is fine}
  • 1 cup corn starch
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/8 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • Flaky sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

  1. Cream together 2 sticks plus 2 Tbsp. butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the flour and corn starch and add to the butter mixture; Mix well. {If the dough seems overly dry, add another Tbsp. of butter, but only if you have to.}
  3. Place dough in refrigerator for 20 minutes to let it firm up.
  4. Preheat oven to 325ºF.
  5. Remove dough from refrigerator and drop by tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes. {Do not let the cookies turn brown! This will result in hard cookies.}
  6. Place cookies on cooling rack.
  7. In a medium saucepan, combine the remaining 6 Tbsp. of butter, the brown sugar, the corn syrup and the whipping cream; Stir over medium heat until smooth.
  8. Drizzle caramel over the cookies with a spoon and top with sea salt. {I transferred my cookies to wax paper during this step to help save on mess. You’re welcome.}

Recipe Notes

Makes about 3 dozen cookies