grandma's sugar cookies with brown butter icing
My grandma used to make these for us growing up. I got a hold of this recipe when she passed away so her legacy can live on... and now hopefully it will become a part of yours! My sister and I made over a hundred of these cookies for a Halloween Trunk or Treat party. So many people stopped by our "Holy Rollin' Bakery" that night. We even took home 2nd prize!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Grandma's sugar cookies with brown butter icing recipe only makes a dozen cookies, so it's good if you're looking to make a small batch of cookies. The sugar cookie is crisp around the edges and soft and tender in the center. What makes these amazing, though, is the brown butter icing. Browning the butter adds a deep, rich flavor to the icing. It takes a delicious sugar cookie and makes them even better.
Ingredients
- SUGAR COOKIES
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- BROWN BUTTER ICING
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
How To Make grandma's sugar cookies with brown butter icing
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Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cream together shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. -
Step 2In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and salt.
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Step 3Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
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Step 4Use a cookie scoop or a 2 Tbsp measuring spoon to scoop and drop cookies onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Step 5Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
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Step 6Remove from oven and cool.
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Step 7Put 1/4 cup of butter into a saucepan over medium to medium-high heat. The butter will melt and then come to a boil. Allow the butter to cook until the bubbles have died down and you are left with brown butter.
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Step 8Add in powdered sugar a little at a time. After the sugar has been mixed in, add about 1 tsp of water so the frosting becomes a spreading consistency. If the frosting is watery or it appears the sugar hasn't absorbed all of the butter, add more powdered sugar.
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Step 9When the cookies have cooled, gently frost the cookies with the brown butter frosting.
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