Jack Skellington Rosemary Butter Cookies
I couldn’t wait to kick off the month of December – and my month of goodies inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas – and thought I’d start things properly with a tribute to The Pumpkin King himself. This Martha Stewart Rosemary Butter Cookie recipe yields a delicious, herbaceous, almost savory shortbread, which lasts very well in an airtight container (and lend themselves naturally to recreate Jack Skellington’s iconic head!).
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 egg white, beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
¾ teaspoon coarse salt
½ cup fine sanding sugar
Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in whole egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, rosemary, and salt, and mix until combined.
Halve dough; shape each half into a log. Place each log on a 12-by-16-inch sheet of parchment. Roll in parchment to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, pressing a ruler along edge of parchment at each turn to narrow log. Transfer to paper-towel tubes to hold shape, and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375. Brush each log with egg white; roll in sanding sugar. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Space 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment. Bake until edges are golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Store in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.
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