RECIPE
Brown Butter Jewel Cookies
I remember baking with my mom every Christmas and I still love baking to this day, especially around Christmas time. I seriously bake like 15 different kinds of cookies, along with other sweet treats. I am really sad and excited that I won’t be baking that much this year. I will only be baking the first two weeks of December, after that I will be packing up my kitchen to move into our dream house this month.
As I made this cookies, I really wish my mom knew about baking with brown butter. It is game changer and I think brown butter makes the best cookies. I know my mom would love these cookies. I really wish she was alive so we could bake together. But now every time I bake, I think of my mom.
When you make these cookies, make sure you brown the butter. That is KEY!!! It really makes these cookies. I also add brown sugar to these cookies, for a richer taste. Roll them in the sanding sanding sugar, to make them look like they are jewels. These are a great cookie to make ahead of time and freeze. I love making the dough and freezing it. That way I can bake them closer to Christmas.
Happy Christmas Baking ????
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter brown butter
- ¾ cups brown sugar
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
Directions
- In a small pot brown your butter on the stove, you will know it’s done when you smell a nutty flavor.
- Let butter cool for a few minutes.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda, set aside.
- Whisk together butter, brown sugar and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add egg and vanilla, whisk until combined.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix until combined.
- Refrigerate dough for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop dough and place 1 1/2” apart on cookie tray. Roll cookies in jimmies or sanding sugar. I used this pretty red sanding sugar from Shop Sweets and Treats.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be done when the edges start to brown.
Cookies will stay fresh for a week in an airtight container or freezer for 2 months.
Cookie dough balls can be frozen up to 3 months.
