5.0 from 18 votes
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Take your snickerdoodles to the next level with rich and nutty brown butter! These brown butter snickerdoodles taste incredible and are so easy with NO chilling or mixer required.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 28 cookies
Calories: 158 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 eggs room temperature preferred
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Brown the butter: In a large skillet on the stovetop, melt butter over medium/low heat. Once melted, increase heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently as the butter begins to pop/bubble and fiz. Stir/swirl frequently, scraping the bottom of the pan until the sizzling slows and you notice lots of brown specks forming.
- Remove from heat and pour into a large heat-proof bowl. Allow to cool completely before proceeding with recipe.
- Make the cookie dough: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together browned (cooled) butter and sugars until combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir well.
- In a separate, medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Gradually (in 4 or 5 parts) stir flour mixture into butter mixture until completely combined. The dough will seem stiff, this is normal.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon for rolling.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls and roll each ball through cinnamon/sugar mixture, coating evenly. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet, spacing at least 2” (5cm) apart.
- Bake in 350F (175C) oven for 9-11 minutes. The centers of the cookies may appear slightly under-done when removing from oven, this is fine, allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet where they’ll finish cooking through before enjoying.
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Notes
- Chilling isn’t required, but for thicker cookies cover the dough and chill for an hour before baking. Chilling for much longer than this will make the dough difficult to scoop.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
158kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
129mg
(5%)
Potassium
62mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
220IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 28cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 158kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 129mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 62mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 220IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.