Bake Butterscotch Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

Oh my goodness, are these butterscotch cookies ever so good. If youre anything like me, you love extra thick and soft cookies---no gingersnaps will ever be found at my house! No sir. I like cookies that remind me of my other favorite dessert---cake. In terms of cookies go, the fluffier the better. Wow. I found this gem of a recipe in my great grandmothers stash that I recently inherited, and I just had to share. Theyre way too good to keep to myself! Without icing, you might wonder whats so special about these biscuit-like cookies, but then after that first drizzle of sweet brown butter youll be hooked for life. I promise. These butterscotch cookies are best eaten the same day theyre baked, so plan your holiday cookie spread accordingly. And whatever you do, please dont try to substitute out the shortening for butter. Grams knew what she was doing and it wont kill you to indulge every now and then.

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Jenna Weber is half of the Fresh Tastes blog team. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in 2008 and, since then, has worked as a pastry chef, bread baker and freelance food editor. Currently, Jenna blogs full-time on EatLiveRun.com where her delicious daily recipes and quirky culinary musings appeal to thousands. She lives in Northern California and, when not in the kitchen, can usually be found on her yoga mat.