Description
Irresistible brown sugar cookies blend sweet comfort with nostalgic Southern charm. Warm spices and rich molasses create a delightful treat you’ll savor with each tender, caramelized bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups (250 grams) light brown sugar
- ¾ cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 ¼ cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheating and Preparation: Elevate the oven temperature to 350F (175C) and strategically line a baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure effortless cookie release.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, creating a uniform dry ingredient blend that promises consistent texture.
- Foundational Mixture: Melt butter and harmonize with brown sugar in a large bowl, crafting a luxurious base that will define the cookie’s rich flavor profile.
- Liquid Ingredient Integration: Seamlessly blend whole egg, additional egg yolk, and vanilla extract into the butter-sugar mixture, ensuring complete incorporation and smooth consistency.
- Dough Formation: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, gently transforming the components into a soft, cohesive dough without overworking the batter.
- Baking Execution: Shape dough into consistent rounds and arrange on the prepared sheet, allowing strategic spacing for optimal cookie expansion during baking.
- Cooling and Finalization: Bake for 9-11 minutes until edges turn golden and centers remain slightly tender, then rest cookies on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture to maintain a soft, tender cookie texture without developing tough gluten strands.
- Control Butter Temperature: Ensure melted butter is slightly cooled before mixing to prevent scrambling eggs and maintain proper dough consistency.
- Watch Baking Time Carefully: Check cookies at 9 minutes, as the brief window between underbaked and overbaked dramatically impacts cookie softness and flavor.
- Customize Sweetness Levels: Experiment with dark or light brown sugar to adjust depth of caramel flavor and overall sweetness profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg