brown butter brown sugar shorties

INGREDIENTS

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• Some cookies are packed into tins with
• and shipped to friends around the country and you have other cookies with tea on a cold, windy day. Some are indulgences to bring to a holiday party and others should be baked on a Tuesday, just because. Some cookies are for others; these should be just
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (preferably dark)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (flaky salt would be great in these)
• Demerara sugar (Sugar in the Raw) or sanding sugar for rolling (optional)