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These incredible Brown Butter Meltaway Cookies have only 6 ingredients with no mixer needed! The best easy Christmas cookie recipe you will try!

Brown Butter Meltaway Cookies

These incredible Brown Butter Meltaway Cookies have only 6 ingredients with no mixer needed! The best easy Christmas cookie recipe you will try!   

Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 171 kcal
Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
  • 2/3 cup confectioners sugar, sifted plus more for dusting
  • 1 3/4 cup flour sifted
  • 1 egg white
  • Pinch powdered vanilla*
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit

  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper 

  3. Place butter in a pan over medium-low heat. Melt butter and whirl the pan occasionally

  4. When butter turns brown and develops a nutty aroma, remove from heat and strain into a bowl. Cool for a few minutes

  5. Add confectioners sugar and mix using a spatula or wooden spoon

  6. Add salt, vanilla, and egg white. Mix until combined

  7. Finally, add the flour little by little, mixing well 

  8. Roll dough into balls and place them on a cookie sheet. Flatten the balls with your hands 

  9. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tops are firm and the color is golden

  10. Remove from the oven and place the cookies on a cooling rack. Dust with confectioners sugar

  11. Enjoy! 

Recipe Notes

*You can substitute with 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract 

Nutrition Facts
Brown Butter Meltaway Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 171 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 41mg2%
Potassium 21mg1%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 355IU7%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.