Iced Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies Recipe Directions:
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in sugar, vanilla and salt and mix well. Mix in flour just until combined.
Grease an 8x8 square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Press dough into pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F and bake for 50 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting into 16 squares with a hot knife. Leave shortbread in pan to cool completely.
Once cool, remove shortbread from pan and frost.
Icing Directions:
Add butter to a small saucepan until melted and boiling. Stir in sugar and whisk constantly until boiling. Boil for 2 minutes, continuing to stir. The mixture will double and bubble. Remove from heat and stir in half and half and vanilla. Let cool for about 15 minutes until lukewarm. Gradually add powdered sugar until thick. If mixture is too thick, add additional half and half, one tablespoon at a time, mixing well after each addition. Spread onto each shortbread square.