Description
Brown Sugar Butter Cookies with crisp edges, chewy centers, and warm caramel flavor. Simple ingredients, quick chill, and consistent bakery-style results.
Ingredients
1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
1½ cups (300 g) packed light brown sugar
1 large egg + 1 large yolk, room temp
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp fine sea salt
Optional: ½ tsp ground cinnamon, coarse sugar for rolling
Instructions
1. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
2. Whisk in egg, yolk, and vanilla until smooth.
3. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt; add cinnamon if using.
4. Fold dry ingredients into wet just until combined.
5. Cover and chill dough 20–30 minutes.
6. Heat oven to 350°F (177°C); line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
7. Scoop 1½-tbsp balls; roll in coarse sugar if desired.
8. Bake 9–11 minutes until edges set and centers look soft.
9. Cool 5 minutes on the sheet; transfer to a rack to finish.
10. Serve warm or store airtight.
Notes
For deeper flavor, brown half the butter and cool before creaming.
Add-ins: ½ cup chopped pecans or ½ cup chocolate chunks.
Freeze scooped dough up to 2 months; bake from frozen and add 1–2 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg