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SEA SALT BROWN BUTTER COOKIES
yummm- these little guys are sooo good! I have yet to find a better salted cookie. The place I discovered these is in Cayucos, California at the Brown Butter Cookie Company. After many trials and friggin' errors! I have finally found the recipe that fits!
recipe:
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks (12T) unsalted butter
1 t. vanilla extract
1 t. baking soda
preheat oven to 325. brown butter; browning butter is easy but you have to watch it! and constantly stir with a wooden spoon. This process takes about 8-10 minutes over medium heat. Once you brown the butter pour into a mixing bowl, add brown sugar, and vanilla and stir until incorporated. Add dry ingredients to a separate bowl and gently whisk together. Add dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture and stir until you get a nice blended round bit of dough. roll into 1 inch balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheet- or if you have a silicon mat that will do even better. gently press each cookie down a bit and sprinkle with sea salt.
bake for 13-15 minutes - let cool (the hardest part!) and enjoy!
- see the butter start to brown! so cool!
- and the butter browns a little mo...
- if you want cocoa cookies, decrease the amount of flour by 2 T and add 1/4 c. dark cocoa.
