Description
Six soft, chewy brown sugar cookies with crackly sugared tops, made in one bowl with melted butter and an egg yolk. A small batch for two.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- Pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir the melted butter and brown sugar together until smooth and glossy. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla until fully combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg and fold with a spatula just until no dry flour remains. The dough will be soft.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes, until it is firm enough to roll. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment.
- Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces, roll each into a ball and roll the balls in the granulated sugar. Space them well apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until the edges are set and lightly browned and the centers look puffed and still slightly soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
Equipment: medium bowl, whisk or spatula, small baking sheet, parchment paper, wire rack
- Light brown sugar works too; the cookies will be a little lighter in color and milder in flavor.
- Let the melted butter cool for a few minutes before adding the yolk so the yolk does not cook.
- Stir in a small handful of chocolate chips, chopped pecans or toffee bits with the flour if you like.
- Do not skip the chill; it keeps the cookies thick and chewy.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Freeze baked cookies in a freezer bag for up to 3 months; thaw at room temperature.
- Do not eat the raw dough; it contains raw egg yolk and raw flour.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Rest Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American