These Sugar Free Brown Butter Cookies really are a delicious take on a basic cookie.
Made with butter that has been cooked to a golden brown color and a nutty flavor, these cookies are perfectly crisp on the on edges and soft and chewy in the center.
What you will read about in this recipe.
What makes brown butter cookies so good?
Browning the butter, rather than using a softened to room temperature butter, reduces the butter to rich and nutty flavor that tastes a bit like toffee.
I really like how the browned butter affects the texture and the flavor of these cookies.
Have you tried my recipe for Sugar Free Butter Pecan Cookies
Made with creamy butter and chopped pecans, these cookies are slightly crisp on the outside and soft and chewy in the inside. Both this recipe for brown butter cookies and that recipe for butter pecan cookies are great tasting no added sugar cookie recipes that are flavored with butter.
Butter flavored extract can be used to bring out the buttery flavor in these cookies even better. You can find butter extract here.
What you need to make brown butter cookies.
- Butter. If you are using unsalted butter you can add a half teaspoon of salt to the flour.
- Flour Regular all purpose flour.
- Baking Soda and Baking Powder Added for a bit amount of leavening.
- Sugar Alternative Use a sugar alternative that measures like regular sugar and that can also be baked with.
- Egg Your egg should be at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract Added for flavor balance.
How to make cookies with brown butter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes.
- Bake Time: 12 minutes .
- Servings: 1 dozen cookies .
- How to Serve: Serve warm out of the oven or with a scoop of Sugar Free Vanilla Ice Cream.
- Notes: You will need a saucepan, mixing bowls, whisk, mixer, whisk attachment, and baking sheet .
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- Prepare. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Also, prep a baking sheet for nonstick. Parchment paper or a baking mat can work in this recipe.
- Brown. Place your butter into a small saucepan on medium-high heat and allow it to melt. Once the butter has melted, continue to cook it until it becomes bubbly and golden brown (about three to five minutes) stirring or swirling the butter occasionally. Set the browned butter aside to cool while you continue.
- Dry Ingredients. In a medium bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Sugar Alternative. Place the sugar alternative into a mixing bowl. Once the browned butter has cooled to touch, pour it over the sugar alternative and then use a rubber spatula or similar item to gently scrape off the remaining remnants of the butter into the mixing bowl. Mix the brown butter and sugar alternative until just combined.
- Egg. Add your egg and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl and use a whisk attachment to whisk the ingredients until it becomes slightly fluffy (about two to three minutes).
- Combine Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl and then add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl and continue to whisk until the ingredients are just combined.
- Scoop. Use a medium cookie scoop or similar item to scoop the dough from the mixing bowl, roll the dough into a ball, and then slightly flatten the cookie dough balls onto your prepared baking sheet about two inches apart from one another.
- Bake Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to turn golden brown.
- Cool Let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for a few minutes for the centers to set and then transfer them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
Tips for making the best sugar free brown butter cookies.
Some sugar alternatives can affect the texture of your cookies making them dry and crunchy. If this happens, you can try using two different kinds of alternatives (as long as they measure the same) or use a blend.
More helpful tips for you.
- Browning the butter is an important step in this recipe. It is a good idea to stir the butter constantly to prevent it from burning.
- Refrigerating your dough for 20 minutes can help prevent the cookies from spreading too much while baking. This dough can also be frozen for later use.
- Your cookies should be somewhat soft in the center when you take them out of the oven. They should firm up however, when they cool on the baking sheet after a few minutes.
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How to store brown butter cookies
Once these cookies have fully cooled they can be stored in an airtight container. When properly stored, brown butter cookies should keep for about a week at room temperature, up to a few weeks refrigerated, or frozen for up to a few months.
Here are some more no added sugar cookie recipes.
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Sugar Free Brown Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter.
- 1½ cups Flour
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ⅓ cup Sugar Alternative --Use a sugar alternative that measures like regular sugar and that can also be baked with.
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Prepare. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Also, prep a baking sheet for nonstick. Parchment paper or a baking mat can work in this recipe.
- Brown. Place your butter into a small saucepan on medium-high heat and allow it to melt. Once the butter has melted, continue to cook it until it becomes bubbly and golden brown (about three to five minutes) stirring or swirling the butter constantly. Set the browned butter aside to cool while you continue.
- Dry Ingredients. In a medium bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Sugar Alternative. Place the sugar alternative into a mixing bowl. Once the browned butter has cooled to touch, pour it over the sugar alternative and then use a rubber spatula or similar item to gently scrape off the remaining remnants of the butter from the pan into the mixing bowl. Mix the brown butter and sugar alternative until just combined.
- Egg. Add your egg and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl and use a whisk attachment to whisk the ingredients until it becomes slightly fluffy (about two to three minutes).
- Combine Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl and then add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl and continue to whisk until the ingredients are just combined.
- Scoop. Use a medium cookie scoop or similar item to scoop the dough from the mixing bowl, roll the dough into a ball, and then slightly flatten the cookie dough balls onto your prepared baking sheet about two inches apart from one another.
- Bake Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to turn golden brown.
- Cool Let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for a few minutes for the centers to set and then transfer them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
Recipe Notes
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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Nutrition
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Sugar Free Brown Butter Cookies, a simple no added sugar recipe for chewy cookies with a nutty and rich flavor.
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