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all the brown butter sugar cookies layered on top of each other on a baking sheet.

Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

Brooke Homec
These brown butter sugar cookies have a crispy edge, and soft chewy center, with the best brown butter flavor. They're a small batch, simple to make, and no chilling required.
5 from 35 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
butter cooling 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 341 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup (113.5 g) butter
  • ¾ cups (150 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1½ teaspoon (1.5 teaspoon) vanilla this is a good time to use vanilla paste
  • 1¼ cups (175 g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar for rolling cookies in

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Start by browning the butter. You'll take ½ cup of butter and melt in a medium saucepan, and then continue to cook past the point of boiling. You will do this over medium heat, past the point of the butter foaming, until it turns a nice golden brown, and has a nutty smell. Make sure you are stirring and watching it, because it will turn from perfectly brown to burnt fairly quickly. Once finished browning, pour into a bowl and allow to cool completely.
  • Place the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add egg and mix on low until smooth, about 30 seconds. Beat in vanilla.
  • Slowly mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg, being careful not to over mix.
  • Scoop the dough into large balls, I like to use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop for these. Roll in granulated sugar.
  • Place 8 cookie dough balls on your lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 10-13 minutes. You're looking for a light golden brown around the edges. Be careful not to over bake, or you will lose the chewy factor we are going for.

Notes

I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don't have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.

Nutrition

Calories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 256mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 388IUCalcium: 21mgIron: 2mg
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