Brown Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, divided into 1 tbsp cubes
• 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 egg, plus
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 in a small sauce pan, divide 10 of the cubed butter pieces and melt and brown the butter until it becomes very dark. it should take about 5-7 minutes. be careful not to burn it.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, place the rest of the cubed butter. when the browned butter is ready, add to the cubed butter to the bowl. allow it all to cool for a couple of minutes.
• 3 while it's cooling, in a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. stir well to combine.
• 4 mix the butter mixture with the brown sugar with a wire whisk until all is incorperated. add the egg and egg yolk, and vanilla. stir to combine.
• 5 using a rubber spatula, stir in in the flour and mix well.
• 6 roll the dough into balls and roll them into the 1/3 cup of sugar. bake on a cookie sheet at 375* for 9-11 minutes. i usually bake at 10 and they're perfect for my oven.
• 7 remove the baked cookies from the baking sheet and cool on a cooling rack.