Yields Makes 12 to 16 servings
AuthorAnne Gripenstraw, San Francisco, California,

How to Make It

Step 1
1

In a bowl, mix flour and brown sugar. Cut butter into chunks and add to bowl.

Step 2
2

With a pastry blender, cut butter until mixture is crumbly and no large particles remain.

Step 3
3

Press dough with your hands to form a ball, then pat evenly in an 8- or 9-inch-wide cake or cheesecake pan with removable rim.

Step 4
4

With the tines of a fork, make impressions around edge of dough. Then pierce surface of cookie all over.

Step 5
5

Bake in a 300° oven until slightly darker golden brown, about 40 minutes.

Step 6
6

While hot, remove pan rim and cut cookie into 12 to 16 wedges. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Cool on a rack.

Step 7
7

Serve, or store airtight up to 1 week. Freeze to store longer.

Step 8
8

Nutritional analysis per cookie.

Ingredients

 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine
 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Directions

Step 1
1

In a bowl, mix flour and brown sugar. Cut butter into chunks and add to bowl.

Step 2
2

With a pastry blender, cut butter until mixture is crumbly and no large particles remain.

Step 3
3

Press dough with your hands to form a ball, then pat evenly in an 8- or 9-inch-wide cake or cheesecake pan with removable rim.

Step 4
4

With the tines of a fork, make impressions around edge of dough. Then pierce surface of cookie all over.

Step 5
5

Bake in a 300° oven until slightly darker golden brown, about 40 minutes.

Step 6
6

While hot, remove pan rim and cut cookie into 12 to 16 wedges. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Cool on a rack.

Step 7
7

Serve, or store airtight up to 1 week. Freeze to store longer.

Step 8
8

Nutritional analysis per cookie.

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