Browned butter snickerdoodles are a nutty take on a cookie that you love to make for the holidays. Wondering what makes snickerdoodles with browned butter different? First, you'll heat butter in a saucepan until it becomes a light golden brown; then you'll stir in the Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix. This changes the flavor from simply adding softened butter. Don't forget to spice the cookies by rolling the dough balls into a mix of sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg before baking. Master browning butter with these cookies, and you'll be on your way to even more delicious holiday recipes.
Easy Browned Butter Snickerdoodles
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F.
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Step2In 1-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat 5 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until light golden brown. Pour into large bowl; cool 5 minutes.
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Step3Stir cookie mix, water and egg into browned butter with spoon until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. In small bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Roll balls in sugar-spice mixture. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Discard any remaining sugar-spice mixture after rolling balls.
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Step4Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store covered in airtight container.
Nutrition
80
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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