Brown Butter M&M Cookies

Hi Recipe Critic fans!! It’s Jenn, from Eat Cake For Dinner. I can’t wait for you guys to try these cookies. M&M cookies are the best. These ones are taken up a notch and made with brown butter. I could go on and on about how freaking amazing brown butter is. . . the smell . . . the nutty toffee-like flavor . . . you gotta love it.

I’ve attempted these cookies before with no such luck, but then I read a tip about when browning butter you will lose some moisture, which means, you need to add a little moisture back. I attempted my cookies again, but this time I added a little milk. They turned out just right. Soft and chewy and amazing. The only thing is these do take a little advance planning. Browning the butter is quick, but you will want to allow the browned butter to cool and solidify again, so you can cream it together with the sugars and you have to refrigerate the dough before baking. BUT . . . these cookies are totally worth the wait.

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Brown Butter M&M Cookies

By: Jenn H

These chocolate chip cookies are next level with the delicious, brown butter that creates a yummy toffee taste that everyone loves!

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 24 Cookies

Ingredients 

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• ▢ ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• ▢ ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup sugar
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 ½ tablespoons low-fat milk
• ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup M&M's, more for topping

Instructions 

• Place ¾ cup unsalted butter, in a small saucepan over medium heat and heat until golden brown specks appear, swirling the pan occasionally. Butter will get foamy and if you swirl the pan around, you will see brown bits at the bottom and it will have a nutty smell.
• Remove the butter from heat and pour into a small bowl. Make sure to get all those browned bits at the bottom of the pan, that is where all the flavor is. Cool the butter until it's solid again.
• When the brown butter is solid, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Using a hand mixer, whisk together the brown butter, ¾ cup packed light brown sugar, and ¼ cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the 1 large egg, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 ½ tablespoons low-fat milk and beat until combined.
• In a separate bowl, combine the 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt. Mix the flour mixture with the butter mixture until just combined. Stir in 1 cup M&M's, Chill dough for at least one hour or overnight.
• Roll the dough into balls, around 1 1/2 Tablespoons of dough per cookie, and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Press a few extra M&M's onto the top of each dough ball.
• Bake for 7- 9 minutes. Cookies will look underdone but set up perfectly once they cool. Do not overbake or the cookies will be dry.

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 210IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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