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17 Brown Butter Christmas Cookies You'll Make Again

17 Brown Butter Christmas Cookies You'll Make Again - A curated collection of Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Golden brown-butter sugar cookies with toasted milk-solid flecks, soft centers and a warm nutty aroma.Sugar Cookies

Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

Golden brown-butter sugar cookies with toasted milk-solid flecks, soft centers and a warm nutty aroma.

2Whipped cornstarch shortbread with a modest peanut-butter addition and a half-chocolate dip.Shortbread

Chocolate-Dipped Whipped Peanut Butter Shortbread

Whipped cornstarch shortbread with a modest peanut-butter addition and a half-chocolate dip.

3Individual browned-butter shortbread jammers baked in muffin wells with a jam center and dry crumble rim.Shortbread

Brown-Butter Shortbread Jammers

Individual browned-butter shortbread jammers baked in muffin wells with a jam center and dry crumble rim.

4Buttery peanut-butter sugar-cookie cut-outs with a smooth pale-golden surface and crisp, neat flower-shaped edges.Sugar Cookies

Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies

Buttery peanut-butter sugar-cookie cut-outs with a smooth pale-golden surface and crisp, neat flower-shaped edges.

5Browned-butter cornmeal shortbread rounds with a thin chocolate foot and granular crumb.Shortbread

Brown-Butter Cornmeal Shortbread with Chocolate Bases

Browned-butter cornmeal shortbread rounds with a thin chocolate foot and granular crumb.

6Almond-flour shortbread sandwiches reveal raspberry jam through small star windows.Shortbread

Almond Linzer Christmas Shortbread

Almond-flour shortbread sandwiches reveal raspberry jam through small star windows.

7Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.Shortbread

Almond Butter Buckwheat Shortbread

Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.

8Stabilized peanut butter and a low-sugar dough produce thick, fork-marked shortbread with a dense nutty crumb.Shortbread

Peanut-Butter Christmas Shortbread

Stabilized peanut butter and a low-sugar dough produce thick, fork-marked shortbread with a dense nutty crumb.

9Nutty browned butter and finely minced sage shape into delicate leaf cookies with a savory aromatic finish.Shortbread

Browned Butter Sage Shortbread Leaves

Nutty browned butter and finely minced sage shape into delicate leaf cookies with a savory aromatic finish.

10Puffy sour-cream sugar cookies with a soft cake-like crumb and a generous swirl of vanilla buttercream.Sugar Cookies

Buttercream Frosted Sugar Cookies

Puffy sour-cream sugar cookies with a soft cake-like crumb and a generous swirl of vanilla buttercream.

11Soft, pale buttermilk sugar-cookie rounds with a tender cakey crumb and a subtle cultured tang.Sugar Cookies

Buttermilk Sugar Cookies

Soft, pale buttermilk sugar-cookie rounds with a tender cakey crumb and a subtle cultured tang.

12Sunflower butter and oat flour form a compact, unleavened shortbread with a rustic crumb.Shortbread

Sunflower Butter Oat Shortbread

Sunflower butter and oat flour form a compact, unleavened shortbread with a rustic crumb.

13Thick gluten-free sugar cookies with a sunny mango buttercream made from real fruit puree.Sugar Cookies

Mango Buttercream Sugar Cookies

Thick gluten-free sugar cookies with a sunny mango buttercream made from real fruit puree.

14A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.Shortbread

Apple Butter Lattice Shortbread Bars

A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.

15Toasty pecan coins made with cooled brown butter and a brown-sugar crumb.Shortbread

Brown Butter Pecan Shortbread Coins

Toasty pecan coins made with cooled brown butter and a brown-sugar crumb.

16Almond paste contributes sugar and moisture to a firm shortbread topped with sliced almonds.Shortbread

Almond-Paste Christmas Shortbread

Almond paste contributes sugar and moisture to a firm shortbread topped with sliced almonds.

17Breton-inspired yolk-rich shortbread baked in rings for a tall, tender, lightly leavened crumb.Shortbread

Breton Salted-Butter Christmas Shortbread

Breton-inspired yolk-rich shortbread baked in rings for a tall, tender, lightly leavened crumb.