Brown Butter Sugar Cookies - Soft and Chewy!
If you want to take your sugar cookie recipe to the next level, you have to make these brown butter sugar cookies. The brown butter flavor makes for the BEST cookies. These will be on repeat all year long.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter browned
- 2 cups AP flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
How to make brown butter
- Over medium heat, place butter in the pan and melt.
- Using a wooden spoon or silicone whisk, stir your butter consistently to make sure none of the milk solids burn. The milk solids will be brown specks at the bottom of the melted butter.
- Once the butter is browned, it'll have a deep, golden brown, caramel color and a nutty aroma.
- Transfer to a heat-safe bowl to avoid having the butter cook further in the hot pan.
- Allow to cool for about 5 minutes and then use brown butter however you'd like!
How to make brown butter sugar cookies
- Brown the butter over medium-low heat.
- Pour into a heat-safe bowl and place in the fridge for 5 minutes to cool.
- Once cooled, mix your butter, light brown sugar, and white sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl.
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Mix well and add in your dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Roll into 1 tablespoon round balls and place on a cookie sheet.
- Place the cookie dough balls into the fridge and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350F
- Bake for 9-11 minutes.
- Repeat until the dough is gone.
- Allow to cool and enjoy!