Day 11 of my 12 days of cookies: Brown Butter Snickerdoodles. We all know my love for snickerdoodles. When I saw this little twist on it, I had to see for myself if the brown butter really made a difference in the cookie.
Browning the butter took me a lot longer than I thought it would. I stood over my stove, questioning myself if the smell I was experiencing was “a nutty aroma.” How am I supposed to know what exactly that smells like if I’ve never smelt it before?
I decided to go off of looks rather than smell. Once the butter turned a brown, amber color, I knew it was done. It really just takes two seconds for it to turn, too. You have to keep a really close eye on it to keep it from burning.
These cookies held their shape in the oven, so I tried flattening them out a bit after they were baked. Bad idea. Flatten these a little before baking so you don’t get those ugly broken marks on the side of each cookie, like mine. These cookies are good, but they’re a bit more dry than I would have liked. Recipe from Ambitious Kitchen.
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
- 1¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Make sure to constantly stir to prevent the butter from burning. After a couple of minutes, the butter will slowly brown and give off a nutty aroma. Make sure to keep stirring! Once it has reached that stage, pour butter into a bowl to cool for a couple of minutes.
- Mix together the butter and both sugars. Add in the egg, yolk, and vanilla.
- Slowly stir in the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt until just combined.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for two hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Roll the dough into balls and then roll in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Place dough balls on baking sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes.
