Description
Brown butter cinnamon sugar delights bring warmth from European bakeries to kitchen counters. Buttery pastries melt with rich caramel notes and sweet cinnamon essence, inviting families to savor simple culinary pleasures.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 eggs
- 10 tbsps (5 oz) butter, sliced
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Brown Butter Transformation: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking continuously until it reaches a golden-amber hue with a rich, nutty fragrance. This process develops complex, deep flavor profiles characteristic of expertly crafted brown butter.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Blend flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl, creating a harmonious dry mixture that will provide structural integrity and balanced seasoning to the final cookie.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: Once the browned butter cools slightly, integrate granulated and brown sugars directly into the saucepan. Add eggs and vanilla extract, whisking until the mixture becomes smooth and glossy, combining all flavor components seamlessly.
- Dough Composition: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a tender texture. Wrap the dough and refrigerate for at least one hour, allowing flavors to meld and simplifying the shaping process.
- Baking Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Prepare a shallow bowl of powdered sugar for coating the cookie dough balls.
- Shaping and Coating: Remove chilled dough and form uniform balls. Completely envelop each ball in powdered sugar, then position on the prepared baking sheet with adequate spacing to accommodate spreading during baking.
- Baking and Finishing: Bake until cookies appear set with delicate, crackled edges, typically 10-12 minutes. Rest briefly on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack, allowing the cookies to set and develop their characteristic tender crumb.
Notes
- Butter Browning Technique: Take extra care while browning butter, watching for color transformation and listening for subtle sizzling sounds that indicate perfect nutty flavor development.
- Chilling Dough Importance: Refrigeration isn’t optional – it’s crucial for intensifying flavors, preventing cookie spread, and creating a more manageable dough texture.
- Sugar Coating Trick: Roll cookies generously in powdered sugar for a beautiful crackled exterior and delightful sweet finish that enhances visual appeal.
- Temperature Precision: Maintain consistent 350°F oven temperature to achieve perfectly golden edges and tender, soft cookie centers without burning.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes (per batch)
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg