Brown Butter Cookies

5 from 33 votes

These Brown Butter Cookies are a nice twist on your basic sugar cookies. The brown butter adds some nice depth to this cookie and they are lightly iced for a sweet finish.

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 102kcal

Author: Raquel Pineira

Equipment

large mixing bowl
Cookie sheet
Cookie scoop
Wire Rack

Ingredients

½ cup pecans chopped (optional)
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg yolk

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Chop pecans if including and set aside.
Melt butter in a skillet or heavy bottom medium-sized pot over medium-high heat.
Swirl the butter in the pan or pot as it begins to boil. The butter should boil out the frothy phase and begin to turn an amber brown color. Remove, add to a bowl and let cool for 15 mins.
In a large bowl add chopped pecans, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
In a small-medium sized bowl combine the egg yolk, applesauce, vanilla and brown sugar add in the cooled brown butter (Strain it if you have a lot of larger brown butter particles). Mix until combined on medium-high speed.
Combine the egg and butter mixture to the dry ingredients and stir with a spatula or wooden spoon until well incorporated.
Using an ice cream scoop or rounded spoon, drop cookie dough balls onto prepared paking sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. The edges should be golden brown and the center firm.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 10 mins before removing them to a baking rack for icing.
Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and milk in a bowl.
Stir until there are no lumps.
Using a spoon drizzle icing over cookies and let sit for about 20 minutes.

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