Brown Butter + White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Total Time
32 mins
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Servings
16 -18
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Calories
191 kcal
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Cuisine
International, Vegan
Brown Butter + White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
Description
The Brown Butter + White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe starts by browning butter until deeply caramelized, which adds a toasty complexity to the cookies. The browned butter is cooled, then mixed with sugars, vanilla, eggs, and yolk, creating a pale batter before adding a flour blend, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. White chocolate chips are folded in for creamy sweetness.
Baked at 355°F on parchment-lined trays, the cookies develop light browning and maintain a tender, soft crumb with a hint of cinnamon spice characteristic of snickerdoodles. The white chocolate provides pockets of smooth sweetness within the spiced dough.
Optional notes suggest substitutions to make vegan versions by replacing butter and chocolate types, gluten-free adjustments using specific flour blends, and omitting cinnamon for a milder flavor. Topping with flaky salt is also an option for contrast. Cookies store well at room temperature or in the freezer and can be gently reheated before serving.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 egg room temperature, yolk
- 1 ½ tbsp vanilla
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 355F, and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized pot place ½ cup of butter, stirring constantly over high heat. In a few minutes, the butter will foam up, cooking off any water content. Continue stirring, waiting for it to foam up a second time. After it foams the second time, the butter will begin to change colour from golden to amber to chestnut red to brown. Once it contains mainly dark brown colour, immediately transfer to a heat-safe container, and allow to cool in the fridge. As soon as it’s firm, soften OR allow it to come to room temperature.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine brown butter, sugars, and vanilla, with a hand mixer on medium/high speed until light and pale in colour. One at a time, slowly mixes in the egg and yolk, until just combined. Add the flour mixture and mix until well combined. Fold in the white chocolate chips. Cover the bowl in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
- Scoop the dough into “ping-pong” size balls, approximately 2 tbsp worth. Roll the cookie dough balls out with your hand, until smooth. Add extra white chocolate chips to the top of the cookie dough balls.
- Evenly space the cookie dough 2-3 inches apart onto the baking trays.
- Bake for 12 - 14 minutes, until slightly golden on the edges.
- Allow to cool on the baking trays for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Enjoy!!
Notes
- To make vegan, replace browned butter with plant-based margarine like Earth Balance and use dairy-free white chocolate chips or bars.
- For gluten-free cookies, substitute the all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend in the same amount.
- Omitting cinnamon creates a milder cookie focused more on white chocolate flavor.
- Adding flaky salt atop cookies after baking enhances contrast between sweet and salty flavors.
- Store baked cookies in airtight containers at room temperature for 3-4 days or freeze for up to 2-3 months; warm slightly before serving.
- Serve alongside milk or plant-based milk with optional vanilla added for an extra touch.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16-18
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 18 | |
| Calories | 191kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.3g | 7% |
| Protein | 1.9g | 4% |
| Fat | 10.9g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6.6g | 33% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 47.7mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 43.5mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.