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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
This recipe has been featured in a post on The Recipe Girl blog: Snickerdoodle Lovers.
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Yield: 2 to 3 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Snickerdoodle fanatic and brown butter fan here! Combined, they are a perfect match...
Ingredients:
COOKIES:
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon saltROLLING MIXTURE:
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamonDirections:
1. In a small saucepan, melt butter at medium heat. Reduce to simmer and stir until butter turns golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together cooled butter, sugar and eggs.
3. Sift dry ingredients together and stir into wet mixture. Cover bowl and chill dough in refrigerator until firm.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
5. Roll dough into small balls (about 1 1/2 Tablespoons of dough per ball). Roll balls in mixture of cinnamon and sugar, and place on ungreased baking sheet.
6. Bake 8-10 minutes until cookies are flattened and crinkly.
Source: RecipeGirl.com
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Jill — February 28, 2010 @ 1:35 PM
Didn’t taste the browned butter in the final cookie either. I will try your mom’s recipe to compare.
Lydia — March 20, 2010 @ 10:10 AM
These were scrumptious! The browned butter taste was not very strong, but I did think it gave them a slightly “warmer” flavor. Maybe it was all in my head.
At any rate, they were absolutely amazing and I ate way too many when I was making them!
Shannon Brandner — December 24, 2010 @ 10:01 AM
I have been making snickerdoodles for years, and always had a problem with the cookies being way too flat when they cooled (still yummy, though). This recipe not only had a far, far better flavor, but the texture and appearance are perfect. These are amazing, and my new go-to cookie. Thank you!