Brown Butter Cookies
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Cookies are a delicious treat combining toasted butter with two types of sugar, chocolate chips, nuts and oat flour. Ready in just 45 minutes total, these cookies require 20 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of baking. They suit anyone looking for a straightforward cookie recipe with rich, satisfying flavours and a pleasant texture from the added nuts and oats.
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Ingredients
- 250 gbutter
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 2eggs
- 1 mLvanilla extract
- 200 gflour
- 1 gbaking soda
- 1 gsalt
- 100 gchopped nuts
- 100 gsemisweet chocolate chips
- 50 goat flour
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350ºfF). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the butter turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
- 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat and let it cool slightly. Whisk in the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
Tip: Whisk until smooth and creamy.
- 4
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
- 5
Fold in the chopped nuts and semisweet chocolate chips. If using oat flour, add it to the dough and mix until combined.
Tip: Do not overmix.
- 6
Scoop the dough into balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Leave about 2 inches of space between each cookie on the prepared baking sheet.
- 7
Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden brown.
- 8
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
Tip: Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 9
Allow the cookies to cool completely before serving.
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