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3-Ingredient Brown-Butter Shortbread

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A plate full of brown butter shortbread.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

In Epi's 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).

Traditional shortbread gets an added depth of flavor with the use of brown butter. This recipe results in a rectangular-shaped cookie, but feel free to cut the dough into any shape you like while it's still warm.

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