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Salted Caramel Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

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One of the fun things about being a food blogger is the sense of community that I’ve found amongst my peers. Whether it be a random bond formed over pieces of distressed wood found at a flea market, (“Where did you get that? That would make the perfect food backdrop. Wait, you’re a food blogger too?”) to the thoughtful comments left on posts, to the random tweets, food bloggers are a friendly bunch.

Salted Caramel Brown Butter Sugar Cookies - Food Blogger Cookie Swap

It only makes sense then, that thousands of food bloggers from across the country banded together to do a Food Blogger Cookie Swap to raise money to fight children’s cancer. My five-year plan includes specialty training in pediatric oncology, so participating was a great way for me to combine two of my passions. As part of my participation, I sent a dozen each of these amazing salted caramel brown butter sugar cookies to three food bloggers (Kim, Lisa, and Britini) and received three dozen cookies from other food bloggers!

Salted Caramel Brown Butter Sugar Cookies Recipe - Perfect combo of salty and sweet

If these salted caramel brown butter sugar cookies had a fan club, I would run

Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2013for president. The extra step of browning the butter… Add in caramel and sea salt and these cookies check every one of my guilty pleasure boxes. I hope these cookies brought as much enjoyment to the bloggers I shared them with as they did to Pat and I. My three matches for the swap were: Unfortunately, we left for our honeymoon before most of the cookies came. The chocolate-dipped caramel biscotti we got from Heather of Bake.Create.Love. were incredible! Hopefully, the remaining two dozen are still good for eating when we get home in a few days!

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Makes about 2 dozen cookies

  • Author: Kelly Egan
  • Prep Time: 80 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 24 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, sliced
  • 2 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 T. vanilla extract
  • 1 T. plain Greek yogurt
  • About 15 caramel squares, cut into 1/4‘s
  • Sea salt, for sprinkling on top of cookies

Instructions

  1. Make the Browned Butter: Heat the butter in a thick-bottomed skillet or saucepan on medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted, whisking frequently. The butter will start to foam and browned specks will begin to form at the bottom of the pan. As soon as the butter has a nutty aroma, remove it from the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Take care, as the butter can go from browned to burnt very quickly!
  2. While the butter cools, measure out the dry ingredients (flour, soda, tartar, cinnamon, and salt) and whisk together. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the brown butter and sugars. Mix until blended and smooth. Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and yogurt and until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  4. Form the dough into a ball and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 days.
  5. Prepare the cookies: Measure about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into balls. Flatten the ball with the palm of your hand and place two caramel squares in the center. Wrap the dough around the caramel, making sure all of the caramel is completely covered.
  6. Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on a parchment-paper-lined cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  7. Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges begin to turn golden brown. Cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.

Notes

Adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod

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December 11, 2013  â€¢  Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Halloween Recipes, Party Recipe Ideas, Recipes 6 Comments

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  1. Kimberly Leverett Osburn says

    December 16, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Hey Kelly,

    Thanks so much for the cookies. They were amazing! We really loved them. Hopefully we’ll meet up again next year for the Cookie Swap again. Keep in touch. <3 Kim

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      December 21, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      Thank you so much for stopping by. I’m so glad you liked them!

      Reply
  2. Britni says

    December 18, 2013 at 12:51 am

    So glad you posted the recipe for these. They were so yummy and I just pinned to try making them myself one time. Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      December 21, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      Hey Britini – Glad you liked them! Let me know how they turned out. Take care!

      Reply
  3. Lisa@ Cooking with Curls says

    December 20, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    I will gladly vote for you as president of the fan club, these cookies were absolutely delicious Kelly! I am so glad that I was on the receiving end of these yummy cookies. Congratulations on your wedding!!

    P.S. I live in Iowa now, but I am originally from California 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      December 21, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      Blonde for President! I’m so glad you liked them! All the best!

      Reply

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