Also known as browned butter, beurre noisette, or ghee, burnt butter has a marvelous, toasted-nut flavor.
Cookie icings, fillings, fondant
Pecan Praline
It’s magical how a simple combination of nuts and sugar syrup can be so good. Use praline as a topping or ingredient in butter or sugar cookies.
Vanilla Sugar
It takes a couple of weeks to produce real vanilla sugar, but it’s worth every minute of the wait. You can use this in place of regular sugar in just about any cookie where you want an extra boost of vanilla.
Candied (Crystallized) Ginger
Candied ginger is delightful to have on hand for baking, and also comes in handy for stomach ills (just nibble on a couple of pieces of candied ginger if you’re feeling queasy). For best results, choose young, thin-skinned ginger that is not too fibrous.