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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

A delicious, soft and chewy cookie with a delicate taste of cinnamon, packed with chocolate chunks.
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Resting Time:2 hours
Total Time:2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Brown Butter Cookies, Brown Butter Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles, Snickerdoodle Cookies, Snickerdoodles Recipe
Servings: 30

Equipment

Ingredients

To Make the Cookies

  • 225 grams unsalted butter (1 cup)
  • 300 grams caster sugar (1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 345 grams plain flour (2 3/4 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 200 grams chocolate chips (1 cup)

For the Sugar Dusting

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 100 grams caster sugar (1/2 cup)

Instructions

  • First of all, you'll need to make some browned butter. This is really easy. Simply add your butter to a small pan and melt over a gentle heat. When the butter has all melted, turn the heat up to a medium and, stirring regularly with a silicon spatula, wait for the butter to turn from a pale yellow to a clear, bronze colour. You should see brown specks on the base of the pan.
     
    Allow the browned butter to cool to room temperature before you use it, around 15 minutes.
  • In a stand mixer or large bowl, mix together your butter, caster sugar and egg and mix until smooth
  • Add the flour and baking powder and mix until combined.
  • Add in the chocolate chunks.
  • Cover and chill for a minimum of 2 hours. After around 1 hour 45 minutes, preheat your oven to 170ºC.
  • Place the extra sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and mix together.
  • Line your baking sheet(s) with greaseproof paper.
  • Take the dough out of the fridge and roll into walnut sized balls. They don't have to be exact but obviously if you roll larger balls, you'll get fewer cookies.
  • Roll each ball in the sugar and cinnamon mix and then place on a cookie sheet. I put 6 balls per sheet as they spread when baking.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Each oven will vary so check on them after 8 minutes. They're baked when they're golden brown.
  • Allow to cool on the cookie sheet before moving.