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!
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 171kcal
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
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Place butter in a pan over medium-low heat. Melt butter and whirl the pan occasionally
- When butter turns brown and develops a nutty aroma, remove from heat and strain into a bowl. Cool for a few minutes
- Add confectioners sugar and mix using a spatula or wooden spoon
- Add salt, vanilla, and egg white. Mix until combined
- Finally, add the flour little by little, mixing well
- Roll dough into balls and place them on a cookie sheet. Flatten the balls with your hands
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tops are firm and the color is golden
- Remove from the oven and place the cookies on a cooling rack. Dust with confectioners sugar
- Enjoy!
Notes
*You can substitute with 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extractÂ
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 21mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.6mg