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Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Chewy oatmeal cookies with nutty browned butter and crisp edges.

Submitted by Eliza Donovan
Prep
20 mins
Cook
12 mins
Total
32 mins
Servings
18

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it foams and smells nutty. Let cool for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Whisk browned butter with both sugars, then beat in the egg and vanilla.

  4. 4

    Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and oats until a dough forms.

  5. 5

    Scoop dough onto the baking sheet, spacing cookies a few inches apart.

  6. 6

    Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are golden and the centers are just set.

  7. 7

    Cool on the pan for 5 minutes before moving to a rack.

Make it fancy

Kick it up a notch

Optional moves for when you want to impress.

  • Fold in chopped dark chocolate or dried sour cherries.
  • Add a pinch of cardamom with the cinnamon for something more aromatic.
  • Sprinkle flaky salt over the tops right before baking.
  • Sandwich two cookies around a thin layer of vanilla ice cream.
  • Top with toasted panko, lemon zest, and salt to taste for a crunchy finish.