Brown Butter Cookie Company Recipe

4.80 from 30 votes

This Brown Butter Cookie Company Recipe makes thick, buttery cookies with a nutty flavor and the perfect amount of sea salt on top.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: All Recipes, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brown butter cookie company, brown butter cookie company recipe, brown butter cookies, cookies

Servings:

Calories: 161kcal

Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Brown the butter. Remove the pan from the heat. Scrape the browned butter including all those brown bits at the bottom of the pan into a heatproof bowl
brown butter
Add the brown sugar and vanilla to the bowl with the brown butter, mixing to combine
½ cup light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add flour and baking soda to the butter mixture and stir just until combined. The mixture will resemble wet sand. Note: If your cookie dough is not coming together and seems very dry, try adding a drop more vanilla to the dough, adding more until it comes together. You should be able to squish it together in your hand and it stays together.
1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda
Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out cookie and roll between your palms to form a smooth ball. Place onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the tops of cookies with sea salt
flaky salt
Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown, rotating the tray halfway through. Optional: use the flat bottom of a drinking glass or measuring cup to press down gently on the top of the hot cookies. Sometimes the cookies retain their ball shape while baking, so this helps create more of a cookies shape. Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack

Note: If your cookie dough is not staying together and crumbles like wet sand, try adding a bit more vanilla extract just until it comes together. It should stay together when you squish it in your hand
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days
Freeze in a single layer on a cookie sheet then place in a freezer-safe bag and store up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature
Adapted from Brown Butter Cookie Company, A Spoonful of Thyme, and Yummy Mummy recipes