Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

These melt-in-your-mouth buttery Brown Butter Sugar Cookies are like no sugar cookie you’ve ever had! They’re super easy and have an extra twist that makes for a unique cookie that everyone loves. Follow the simple steps to make the brown butter, let it cool, then whip up the super simple cookies in just a few minutes! This recipe has been tested to perfection and you’ll never want a regular sugar cookie again after tasting these Brown Butter Sugar Cookies!

Why You’ll Love These Brown Butter Cookies

While the flavor in these brown butter sugar cookies is truly phenomenal (seriously, we’ve gotten SO many compliments!), they’re actually incredibly easy and simple to make. Here’s what we’re loving about them:

• Magical Toasty & Caramel Flavor – If you’ve never had brown butter in cookies before, you’re in for a real treat. The butter gets a toasted, almost toffee or caramel flavor after it’s been browned and every melt-in-your-mouth bite of these cookies is SO good.
• Basic Ingredients – We love it when we can look at an ingredient list and know we probably have every single ingredient already in the pantry and fridge. That’s these cookies! Nothing complicated.
• Irresistible and Maybe a Little Addictive – Just the aroma itself will have anyone in your home coming to the kitchen to find out what’s baking. They are over-the-top good, and you’ll have everyone coming back for seconds, and maybe thirds!

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Ingredients in Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

The ingredients in these cookies are simple and easy to find! Here’s what you’ll need:

• Butter – Use unsalted real butter for this recipe. Salted butter will make the cookies too salted, and dairy-free butter won’t brown or have the same flavor.
• Flour – All-purpose flour is best for these cookies, but you can easily make them gluten-free by substituting a 1:1 Gluten-Free Flour in equal amounts.
• Cornstarch – The cornstarch in this recipe gives them a soft and chewy texture that is so good.
• Salt – Just a little salt helps all those sweet brown butter cookie flavors sing.
• Baking Soda – Baking soda provides just enough lift during the baking process for these cookies.
• White Sugar & Brown Sugar – The white sugar sweetens the cookie dough perfectly and the brown sugar adds a richness that goes really well with brown butter.
• Vanilla Extract – Quintessential in sugar cookies, the flavor of vanilla tastes so good. Feel free to substitute it with almond extract for a fun flavor twist!
• Egg – The egg holds everything together.

How to Make Sugar Cookies with Brown Butter

Making sugar cookies with brown butter is actually easier than you might think! Here’s how to put them together:

1. Place butter in a light-colored pan on medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring continuously, until it begins to brown.
2. Pour it into a metal or glass bowl to cool so the butter doesn’t burn. The container you pour it into will become VERY hot. Be cautious, and make sure the container is on a surface that is heat resistant.
3. Allow the brown butter to cool for about 30 minutes.
4. Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda, and set aside.
5. Add the sugar and brown sugar into the browned butter and mix the butter and sugars together for 30 seconds.
6. Add the egg and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix again on medium speed until completely incorporated.
7. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a large spoon or spatula just until everything is incorporated.
8. Divide the dough into 15 equal balls, scoop them on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper using either a spoon or medium cookie dough scoop, and set them in the fridge.
9. While the dough chills, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
10. Bake the cookies for 10 – 11 minutes, allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheets, then remove and serve.

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Tips for Making This Brown Butter Cookie Recipe

• Do not walk away while browning the butter, it will quickly burn.
• Promptly remove the brown butter from the pan when it is golden brown, or it will continue to cook and get too dark.
• Allow the brown butter to cool for 30 minutes before making the dough. If this step is skipped, you will end up cooking the eggs in the dough.
• Be careful not to overmix the dough, this will ensure that you end up with cookies that have the best texture!
• Right out of the oven, the cookies will be very soft. Allow them to cool a bit and they will be perfect.

Topping Ideas

• Royal Icing
• Turbinado Sugar
• Brown Sugar
• Buttercream Icing
• Powdered Sugar

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• Gingerbread Latte Cookies
• Kitchen Sink Cookies
• Nutter Butter Cookies
• Mexican Cinnamon Cookies
• Lemon Bar Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies

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Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

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These melt-in-your-mouth buttery Brown Butter Sugar Cookies are like no sugar cookie you've ever had! They're super easy and have an extra twist that makes for a unique cookie that everyone loves. Follow the simple steps to make the brown butter, let it cool, then whip up the super simple cookies in just a few minutes! This recipe has been tested to perfection and you'll never want a regular sugar cookie again after tasting these Brown Butter Sugar Cookies!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Cooling Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 15 Cookies

Calories 137 kcal

Equipment

• 2 Baking Sheets

Ingredients

  

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• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg

Instructions

 

• Place butter in a light colored pan on medium heat. Stir continuously and slowly, do not walk away.
• After about 10 minutes the butter will begin to brown, instantly pour it into a metal or glass bowl to cool so the butter doesn’t burn. The container you pour it into will become VERY hot. Be cautious, and make sure the container is on a surface that is heat resistant.
• Allow the brown butter to cool for about 30 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda, and set aside.
• Add the sugar and brown sugar into the browned butter that has had time to cool. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, mix the butter and sugars together for 30 seconds.
• Add the egg and vanilla into the butter and sugar mixture. Mix again on medium speed until completely incorporated.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a large spoon just until everything is incorporated, be careful not to over mix.
• Divide the dough into 15 equal balls. They will be about 1 ½ inches in diameter or use a medium cookie scoop.
• Place all 15 dough balls evenly spaced apart on 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment and set in the fridge.
• While the dough chills, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the cookies for 10 – 11 minutes, allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheets, then remove and serve.

Notes

Storing: Transfer the cookies to an airtight container and store them at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.

Tips:

• Don’t walk away while browning the butter, it can burn easily.
• Pour it into a heat-safe dish immediately as it turns golden brown so it doesn’t get too dark.
• Let it cool completely before making the cookies.
• Don’t overmix the dough.
• They cookies will look soft and a little underbaked when they’re done. Allow them to cool completely before eating them. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1CookieCalories: 137kcal

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