Yes, you are not seeing double, this is a different recipe for Ted Lasso’s biscuits! AND it’s a good one.  I am a Johnny come lately to Ted Lasso having ignored the initial buzz about the show until…

Biscuits with the Boss

…recipes and articles started popping up on the internet for Ted’s Biscuits.  That’s when I took notice.  The show is funny, endearing, cute, and a bit bawdy, just the escape we all need.  All that and biscuits, made it irresistible.

It seemed only fair that I try the “official” Ted Lasso Biscuit from Apple TV first.  The biscuits had a smooth texture, were a bit crumbly and not too sweet.  The second day brought out the buttery flavor making this a very respectable shortbread biscuit. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. I would make these again, say, if I didn’t have eggs for Christina Tosi’s version or if I wanted an easier, simpler, cookie.

I have been a fan of Christina Tosi for a long, long times since her days at Momofuku.  Her Corn Cookies, Crack Pie and Compost Cookies are iconic.  Soooo, when she posted her version of Ted’s Biscuits, yeah, I ran not walked  to my kitchen and got busy.

Tosi’s version is more typical of a shortbread recipe, beat the butter and sugar just until smooth and creamy, not fluffy.  Atypical are the addition of egg yolks to the batter.  This adds fat and moisture to the cookies making them softer, moister than shortbread.  The powdered sugar lowers the protein for a tender cookie.  Adding a touch of brown sugar gives the cookie a caramel finish.  The cookie is rich, buttery, with a super fine, tight crumb almost like a dense pound cake.

The addition of egg yolks makes for a soft dough. Try not to overmix dough, I stopped mixing once the dough starting clumping.  Press the dough into the pan.  You can dampen your hand which helps with the stickiness.  Use an offset spatula to smooth the top.

It isn’t necessary to line the pan with parchment, but I did, it’s easier to remove from the pan.  The baking temperature varied on different sites between 315 and 325 degrees.  At 325 degrees, the cookies were ready in 35 minutes.  Force of habit, I docked the dough with a fork for even baking. Unlike traditional shortbread, during baking, the holes disappeared, probably due to the egg yolks.  Docking shortbread allows steam to escape, no bubbles, and even baking, is it necessary with this recipe, not sure.

During baking, the top of the dough forms a shiny, golden brown layer, the edges will be a deeper brown.  Completely cool the cookies before cutting.  The texture is soft, and cutting was not a problem.  Cut cookies out to desired size and shape, rectangle or square.  I divided the dough into 3 then cut each third into 8-9 rectangular cookies.  Perfect pink box size.  Make these cookies now.