Brown Sugar Cookies

LDSMom128's Note:

I saw these be made on America's Test Kitchen. I've made them now several times and are so good and so simple to make. I like to make them especially when I am out of chocolate chips and it's a nice change from that. The recipe calls for dark brown sugar, which I'm adding, but I tend to buy the light brown sugar and they still taste fine with it if that's all you buy too. I'm sure the dark brown sugar will have more of a butterscotch taste. Also, I like to make smaller cookies since I have small kids, and it comes up to about 4-5 dozen. When the cookies were made on the show, they made pretty big cookies and made 2 dozen.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 Dozen

• 1 cup butter, divided into 1 tbsp cubes
• 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 egg, Plus
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar, for rolling

Directions:

1. In a small sauce pan, divide 10 of the cubed butter pieces and melt and brown the butter until it becomes very dark. It should take about 5-7 minutes. Be careful not to burn it.
2. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, place the rest of the cubed butter. When the browned butter is ready, add to the cubed butter to the bowl. Allow it all to cool for a couple of minutes.
3. While it's cooling, in a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir well to combine.
4. Mix the butter mixture with the brown sugar with a wire whisk until all is incorperated. Add the egg and egg yolk, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
5. Using a rubber spatula, stir in in the flour and mix well.
6. Roll the dough into balls and roll them into the 1/3 cup of sugar. Bake on a cookie sheet at 375* for 9-11 minutes. I usually bake at 10 and they're perfect for my oven.
7. Remove the baked cookies from the baking sheet and cool on a cooling rack.

Reviews

[JaneEyre1]

This is the most delicious cookies in the world! I saw it on T.V but couldn't get the recipe from the Test Kitchen site, so glad I found it here. Love, Love, love the smell of browned butter and brown sugar, almost ate that and missed out on the real cookies!