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    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies

    Published: Aug 25, 2017 · Modified: Aug 14, 2018 by Melissa Stadler · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies. A soft cinnamon sugar caramel cookie made with golden brown butter. Soft and tangy perfect snickerdoodles cookies. How to make the best snickerdoodles cookies. www.modernhoney.com

    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies taste like a soft cinnamon sugar caramel cookie. 

    I have been playing in my kitchen like crazy these days. I wake up in the wee hours of the morning and start baking. This Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookie recipe has been one that I have been experimenting with this week.  Brown butter is phenomenal in cookies and give such a depth of flavor. I was inspired by Two Peas Brown Butter Snickerdoodles but tweaked her recipe quite a bit after playing around with it. These Best Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies are so addicting. I can't leave them alone!

    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies. A soft cinnamon sugar caramel cookie made with golden brown butter. Soft and tangy perfect snickerdoodles cookies. How to make the best snickerdoodles cookies. www.modernhoney.com

    So what makes a perfect Snickerdoodle cookie?

    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles are made with golden brown butter simmered on the stove, dark brown sugar to make them extra chewy and give that extra depth of flavor, and sugar to add that nice, crispy edge.

    Browning butter is a huge game changer in these Snickerdoodle cookies. When melting the butter on the stove, it is important to watch it carefully. It can turn from perfectly golden brown to burnt pretty quickly.  I just look for a few brown bits to form along the edge of the skillet.  Once it is a golden color and starts to foam, remove it from heat and let it cool for a few minutes before adding it to the mixer.

    This recipe calls for two types of leavening agents -- cream of tartar and baking soda.  Cream of tartar is responsible for snickedoodle cookies well known subtle tang. When it is combined with baking soda, it gives the perfect amount of rise and allows it to puff in the middle without being cakey.

    One of the biggest tips and secrets I can give you is to double coat your cookie dough with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. This is one of the keys to making out of this world brown butter snickerdoodles. Roll your dough into a ball and then coat it with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Repeat the process and coat it again on all sides. This is what gives the cookie layers of cinnamon flavor so it doesn't just taste like a sugar cookie with a sprinkle of cinnamon on it. I also add ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon in the dough which gives it a touch of cinnamon flavor from within the cookie.

    The cookie has to be soft. I have eaten way too many hockey pucks in my life disguised as snickerdoodles.  Do not overbake these cookies. These cinnamon sugar babies need to be soft on the inside with a nice crispy outside edge.

    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies. A soft cinnamon sugar caramel cookie made with golden brown butter. Soft and tangy perfect snickerdoodles cookies. How to make the best snickerdoodles cookies. www.modernhoney.com

    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies

    Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
    Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Cookies taste like a soft cinnamon sugar caramel cookie.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 9 minutes mins
    Total Time 24 minutes mins
    Course Cookies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24

    Equipment

    • kitchenaid mixer
    • baking sheet
    • parchment paper baking sheets
    • measuring cups and spoons
    • turner
    • spatula set
    • cookie scoop

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup Butter melted in skillet
    • 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • 1 Egg
    • 1 Egg Yolk
    • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
    • ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
    • 2 ½ cups Flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Cream of Tartar
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
    • ½ teaspoon Salt

    Cinnamon-Sugar Topping:

    • ⅓ cup Sugar
    • 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

    Instructions
     

    • Heat a medium saucepan or skillet over medium heat, add butter. Stir often and watch carefully as butter starts to melt and turn a golden color. Watch for brown bits to form along edge of pan and the butter start to turn frothy. Once it turns a gold color, remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
    • In a large mixing bowl, add dark brown sugar and sugar. Carefully pour in melted butter. Cream for 4-5 minutes.
    • Add 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and vanilla and cream for 1 minute.
    • Add cinnamon, flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
    • Form the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Chill for at least 30 minutes or preferably overnight.
    • Once you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Roll cookie dough into a desired size ball. Roll each cookie dough ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture and double coat it.
    • Place cookies on parchment or silpat lined cookie sheets.
    • Bake for 8-11 minutes. Allow to cool for several minutes before moving to cooling racks.
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    Happy Baking, my friends! xo

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    Comments

    1. charlee

      March 28, 2023 at 11:41 am

      Can you use margarine instead of butter

      Reply
      • Deanna

        June 01, 2023 at 12:42 pm

        5 stars
        these are delicous. Not too sweet, just enough tang and the background nuttiness from the brown butter.......just amazing. I had some concerns, as I don't have a Kitchen Aid.......used a food processor (have had success using it for cakes) and was concerned about the texture of the dough. But they came out great. Yum.....will make again.

        Reply
    2. MacaronQueen

      January 16, 2023 at 3:15 pm

      5 stars
      LOVE this recipe. Have it bookmarked on all of my devices. The browned butter makes such a big difference in the taste.

      Reply
    3. Marie

      April 20, 2019 at 7:51 pm

      My dough came out very dry and crumbly. When I added the browned butter to the sugar mix, it didn’t cream. Did I do something wrong? I followed all the directions and used the correct ingredients and measurements. Is it normal for the dough to be quite dry and crumbly after everything has been mixed?

      Reply
      • Deb

        February 01, 2021 at 11:43 pm

        You probably browned the butter a little too long. That has happened to me before. The first time I used brown butter in a cookie recipe, they were very dry and crumbly and I could tell right away it was from over browning the butter.
        I hope this helps

        Reply
    4. sofia

      May 16, 2018 at 6:07 pm

      5 stars
      THESE ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!!!! the texture is amazing, taste is amazing, amount of cookies is perfect. i have bookmarked it onto my computer and it will be tradition now. i wish i could give it more than five stars.

      Reply
    5. Bonnie

      September 09, 2017 at 8:29 am

      5 stars
      I made these and they are delicious! I've actually never had snickerdoodles before. Getting ready to make them again.

      Reply
    6. Carol F.

      August 25, 2017 at 3:29 pm

      No wonder Julia has been talking about snickerdoodles lately! She probably ate the most perfect snickerdoodles at your house.

      Reply

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