Peppercorn Shortbread Recipes

PEPPERCORN SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cream butter, spices, salt and sugar together. Add flour, and mix well. Pat into a shortbread mold and bake for about 20 minutes, until the top begins to brown. Cut or break apart short bread once baked.
• Rolled Method
• If you want to use cookie cutters, wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Roll out, cut into desired shapes and bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet for about 10 minutes - you want them to be golden brown on top.
• When done, remove from pan and let them cool on a rack.
• Icing
• Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl with a whisk until smooth. Drizzle, dip or spread icing on cookies. Lay cookies on cooling rack until dry. Sprinkle with crushed pink peppercorns.

PEPPERCORN SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees, with rack in center. Lightly butter four 4 1/2-inch springform pans (or one 10-inch springform pan).
• Whisk to combine flour, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of each ground peppercorn. In a separate bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down side of bowl. Reduce speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture; mix just until combined.
• Divide dough evenly among prepared pans, and smooth tops using an offset spatula (or press into 10-inch pan, if using, and lightly score into 8 wedges). Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until golden brown, about 40 minutes (or 80 minutes for 10-inch).
• Transfer pans to a wire rack. Immediately sprinkle with granulated sugar and remaining ground pepper, dividing evenly. Remove pans; let cool completely on rack. (If using 10-inch pan, cool slightly before cutting into wedges.) Shortbread can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.