Upgrade your cookie game with these Brown Butter Sugar Cookies. Chewy sugar cookies made with caramelized brown butter and rolled in sprinkles to create your new favorite treat!
These Brown Butter Sugar Cookies take a classic favorite to the next level with their rich, nutty flavor and irresistibly soft texture. Browning the butter adds deep caramel-like notes that pair perfectly with the sweet, buttery dough, creating cookies that are both simple and sophisticated.
I love browned butter and the flavor it gives. For more browned butter treats you have to check out my Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Browned Butter Snickerdoodles, and Browned Butter Banana Bread.
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Recipe Ingredients
Butter – This gets browned and caramelized for that classic brown butter flavor.
Sugar Sprinkles – A fun topping for these cookies that make them both appealing and delicious!
Vanilla Extract – Adds a warm and slightly sweet flavor to these cookies.
For a full list of ingredients and amounts see the recipe card below.
How to Make Brown Butter Sugar Cookies
Step 1: Place the butter in a saucepan over medium heat whisking occasionally. Once melted the butter will begin to foam. Continue whisking occasionally for another 5-8 minutes until butter has lightly browned. Then pour the butter into a heat safe bowl and allow to cool for 15-30 mins in the fridge until slightly cooler than room temperature.
Step 2: While the butter is cooling, in a large bowl add the flour and baking soda and whisk together.
Step 3: Next, in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment add in the cooled butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until combined.
Step 4: Then add the egg and vanilla in and stir until combined. Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula if needed.
Step 5: Pour the dry ingredients mixture into the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until a dough forms.
Step 6: Next using a Tablespoon cookie scoop roll the dough into balls then place them on a plate or baking sheet.
Step 7: Chill the dough balls in the fridge for 30 minutes. After chilled roll each cookie dough ball in sugar sprinkles, if desired.
Step 8: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Step 9: Place the chilled cookie dough balls rolled in sprinkles onto your prepared baking sheet and bake in your oven for 12-13 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. Then remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool.
Step 10: Finally serve and enjoy!
FAQs
To get perfectly round cookies here’s what to do. After they come out of the oven you can use a drinking glass or measuring cup that will fit over a cookie then gently swirling it around the cookie will take a uniform round shape. Be sure to be gentle as the cookies are still warm and it is easy to scrunch them together on accident.
Yes. If you use unsalted butter be sure to also add in ½ a teaspoon of salt for the flavor to come out the same.
Storage Information
You can store leftovers of these brown butter sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature on your counter for up to 5 days. You can also store them in your refrigerator for up to 1 week. For longer storage you can freeze these cookies in your freezer for up to 2 months.
Brown Butter Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar - packed
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- sugar sprinkles - optional topping
Instructions
- Place the butter in a saucepan over medium heat whisking occasionally. Once melted the butter will begin to foam. Continue whisking occasionally for another 5-8 minutes until butter has lightly browned. Then pour the butter into a heat safe bowl and allow to cool for 15-30 mins in the fridge until slightly cooler than room temperature.
- While the butter is cooling, in a large bowl add the flour and baking soda and mix together.
- Next, in the bowl of a stand mixer add in the browned butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until combined.
- Then add the egg and vanilla in and mix until combined.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until a dough forms.
- Next using a Tablespoon cookie scoop roll the dough into balls then place them on a plate or baking sheet.
- Chill the dough balls in the fridge for 30 minutes. After chilled roll each cookie dough ball in sugar sprinkles, if desired.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Place the chilled dough balls onto your prepared baking sheet and bake in your oven for 12-13 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. Then remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool.
- Finally serve and enjoy!
