Butterscotch + Brown Butter Shortbread

Today’s cookies are brought by Faith of An edible mosaic. Faith a good friend of mine and not only does she have a gorgeous blog but she just published her first cookbook : An Edible Mosaic – Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. Her blog is filled with beautiful photos and tempting recipes. Both sweets and savory, she has something for everyone

Hi everyone, I’m Faith and I blog at An Edible Mosaic. I am so excited to be participating in Roxana’s 25 Recipes to Christmas Event! I love her beautiful blog, and I love the fact that Roxana and I are kindred souls, especially when it comes to Christmas. I Christmas shop all year, start thinking about new Christmas cookies to make in the summer, and listen to Christmas music before Halloween. I couldn’t be happier now that the holiday season is upon us, because my friends and family aren’t constantly telling me it’s too early…now they actually want to join in on the Christmas festivities!

There’s something special about the familiarity of holiday baking that feels like Christmas time. Does your family bake the same kinds of cookies every year or do you try to mix it up a little? We have a few favorites that are on the list every year, but I try to switch it up a bit too. I look for inspiration everywhere.

The inspiration for these lovely cookies came back in late September. One beautiful early fall day Mike and I were enjoying a leisurely weekend morning at the farmers’ market. We were there a bit longer than expected (as tends to happen when I’m really enjoying myself engrossed in fresh produce and local cheese), and he was getting hungry…starved in his own words, lol. Fortune smiled on both of us because at that moment, we happened to be walking by a local baker selling shortbread cookies.

She heard Mike complaining of being hungry and offered us some butterscotch shortbread to sample. Now, I should mention that under normal circumstances (read: when he isn’t starving), Mike won’t touch butterscotch. Or shortbread. But he happily took the cookie and ate it, and then bought two tins to take home. He was converted, and I knew that I had to come up with a recipe of my own.

When I was coming up with this recipe, I experimented using a few different ingredients, including brown sugar and toffee bits. In the end, the combination of brown butter and butterscotch chips won my hubby over and we now have a new favorite cookie to add to our holiday repertoire.

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A huge thank-you to Roxana for inviting me to participate in this festive event! Happy Holidays, everyone!

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Sending love your way,

Roxana

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