Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies are one of a kind. They are soft, chewy, and enhanced with a rich, buttery, caramel-like flavor from the brown butter. These are the perfect cookies for any and all occasions!
Servings: 28 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
To make brown butter
- Melt 2 sticks of butter over medium heat in a pot or medium saucepan, then bring to a boil. Once butter melts and starts boiling, swirl the pan constantly until the butter becomes somewhat foamy and becomes amber brown color. You should see little golden brown bits on the bottom of the pan and have a nutty aroma. Remove from heat and pour into a separate large bowl allowing the butter to cool and stop cooking. Let sit for about 20-30 minutes or until cool.
To make cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and ground cinnamon.
- Add sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract to the large bowl of brown butter. Mix together until combined.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and mix just until cookie dough has formed. Be sure to scape the sides down with a rubber spatula.
- Use a medium cookie scoop equivalent to about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough to form cookie dough balls. Place cookie dough balls on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes or just until the edges turn a light golden brown. Top the cooled cookies with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt (optional). Let cool for a few minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack. Enjoy!