If you’ve never browned butter for a cookie, you’re missing out! Browning butter brings out the richest, nuttiest flavor to the cookies and only enhances the peanut butter flavor!
Reference this Serious Eats article for tips on how to best brown butter without burning it!
Here’s a shot of the brown butter I made for this batch! I like to get my brown butter as close to brown as possible without burning it.
The fork prong hashing isn’t necessary but it lends to a classic look. However, you can also make normal shaped cookies or even include peanut butter chips!
This is a large batch recipe, but honeslty you can make anywhere between a dozen and a half and two dozen cookies depending on the size you want.
The cross hatching pattern should be pressed in after the cookie dough is shaped into a ball.
Bake at 375 for an even richer flavor for 10 to 12 minutes, but if you want a softer cookie then bake at 350 for 12 – 15 minutes.
Another nice touch would be to sprinkle some coarse salt or flaky salt on the cookies before baking for another kick. If you do so, you may want to withhold some of the salt from the cookie dough itself.
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Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 2⅓ Cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 cup butter, browned
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup Peanut Butter, smooth
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs, large
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 or 375 depending type of cookie you want to bake. (refer to post above regarding this)
- Brown butter.
- Beat brown butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together.
- Add egg, peanut butter, and vanilla extract and beat until thoroughly incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until just incorporated.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Create either a dozen and half or two dozen cookies and bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for either 10 – 12 or 12 – 15 minutes.