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Okay, so I know it’s a bit ridiculous to have my first post of the new year be a brown sugar cookie recipe, but hear me out! While I completely understand New Year resolutions, well for one, I think life is about balance and while I understand many people are buckling down and becoming stricter with their diets around this time of year, I’d like to remind you to be kind to your body and remember to treat yourself, you deserve it.
Also, one of my goals this year is to be more available to my friends. For me, due to my introverted nature, that often means entertaining at home. Which I love to do! Bonus, this is also the base for my chocolate chip cookie recipe! So, when I make this batter, I store half plain and half with chocolate chips mixed in! That way, when I do have people over, or just want a cookie, this is already prepared, and I have options!
This cookie recipe is simple, quick to make, and easy to store. So, I figured, why not share the wealth, as it were!
The Difference In A Brown Sugar Cookie and A Sugar Cookie
Yes, sugar is sugar at the end of it all. Brown sugar, white sugar, it doesn’t matter. What you care about is how it tastes, right? The reason a brown sugar cookie tastes different from a white sugar cookie is because of the molasses in brown sugar.
The molasses in brown sugar not only makes it deeper in color, it makes it deeper in flavor. a brown sugar cookie will have a more complex, caramel-like flavor. White sugar cookies have a lighter, slightly buttery flavor. This recipe uses both to get the benefits of both flavors.
Pro Tip: This makes a lot of dough. The dough can be saved in an airtight container and refrigerated. When you have guests over or just want a few cookies, simply scoop a few out and bake them. No prep needed.
Having A Go-To Cookie Recipe
My favorite part about this recipe is the versatility. It serves as a great base to lots of additions, making it my go-to cookie recipe.
Having a cookie recipe you rely on can allow you to personalize recipes and get creative when the mood strikes. You can use this base to add in chocolate chips, nuts, and candies! It’s all up to you. It also makes it incredibly easy to make these cookies in a time crunch if you have a last-minute event or a surprise house guest.
What’s in a Brown Sugar Cookie?
This recipe will use:
- Sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Almond or Vanilla Extract
- Four
- Baking Soda
- Salt
What does a Brown Sugar Cookie Taste like?
This brown sugar cookie tastes like a chocolate chip cookie without the chocolate chips. It’s a buttery, caramel flavor. The edges are crisp and the center is soft. It’s an easy crowd-pleaser
Quick and Easy Brown Sugar Cookies
A buttery, carmelized brown sugar cookie that takes no effort.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 sticks of room temperature unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 C of sifted, All-Purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp of baking soda
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 1/2 tsp of almond or vanilla extract ( I prefer almond)
- 1 C of white granulated sugar
- 1 C of brown sugar, packed
Instructions
- In a separate bowl from your mixing bowl, sift in your flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the room temperature butter and sugar until completely combined. If you're using a stand mixer, use the whisk attachment.
- Mix the butter and sugar until completely combined, and the mixture is light in color. It should be a mix of fluffy and creamy. This should take about 5-7 minutes.
- Next, add in your two eggs and extract, mixing them just until they are incorporated.
- Then, gradually mix in your dry ingredients until they are all well incorporated and the dough is nearly smooth.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes. These bake much better if chilled. Chilling the dough firms the butter, which creates a more stable mixture that bakes evenly.
- Once you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 315°F
- Scoop small bits of dough with a scoop or into your hand and roll them into similarly sized balls. I use a #50- 1.5 Tablesoon scoop, which gives me 20-23g scoops of dough. At this size, I get about 40 cookies from the dough overall. I usually bake around 12 at a time. Larger balls will give you fewer cookies overall, but I find the small, 1.5 Tbs to bake out to the perfect size
- Bake for 15-20 mins, until edges are slightly browned and then let cool for 5-10 mins.
Notes
1. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. Chilling the dough re-solidifies the butter(the fat) which makes the cookie bake slowly and more evenly. I know lots of people skip this step when making cookies but for me it's a requirement.
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Pro Tip: Cooling racks allow cookies to cool quickly and evenly. Especially when making multiple batches, simultaneously.
Storing Brown Sugar Cookie Dough
Extra dough can be placed in the fridge for up to two weeks, or in the freezer for 2-3 months. Although I’ve never had it last longer than a week or two! ;)
As always, I hope you enjoyed it! If you give this recipe a try or put your own spin on it, leave me a comment and let me know how it went!
You put your whole foot in these cookies ma’am.
LMAOOO Thank you babe!