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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

Prep Time3 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time3 hours 40 minutes
Course: Baking
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baking, cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 120kcal
Author: Sally Humeniuk

Ingredients

For Rolling Mixture:

Instructions

  • Whisk together 2 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon salt in a bowl and set aside.

Now make the brown butter:

  • Melt 2 sticks of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. The butter will begin to foam. Make sure you whisk consistently during this process. After a couple of minutes, the butter will begin to brown on the bottom of the saucepan; continue to whisk and remove from heat as soon as the butter begins to brown and give off a nutty aroma. Immediately transfer the butter to a bowl to prevent burning.
  • With an electric mixer, mix the melted butter and 1 ¼ cup packed brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar until thoroughly blended. Beat in 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 Tablespoon yogurt until combined. Add the dry ingredients slowly and beat on low-speed just until combined.
  • Chill your dough for 3 hours or as long as possible in the refrigerator (important!), You want the dough VERY cold. If you desire a ‘puffy’ cookie, place them in the fridge overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Once dough is chilled measure about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Meanwhile mix ¼ cup sugar and the 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a bowl. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place dough balls on cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
  • Bake the cookies 8-10 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown. They will look a bit underdone in the middle, but will continue to cook once out of the oven. Bake longer if you like crispier cookies. Cool the cookies on the sheets at least 2 minutes. Remove the cooled cookies from the baking sheets after a few minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.7mg