Best 7 Butterscotch Cookies With Burnt Butter Icing Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable symphony of flavors that await you in our collection of butterscotch cookie recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic treat. From the tantalizing aroma of burnt butter icing to the chewy texture of browned butter cookies, these recipes will gratify your sweet tooth and leave you craving more. Discover the art of crafting these delectable delights, perfect for any occasion, whether it's a cozy gathering with loved ones or a festive holiday celebration.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES WITH BURNT BUTTER ICING



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My grandmother ALWAYS had these cookies waiting when we came to visit. One bite and I am back in her kitchen. The icing is great on other things too...brownies, cake, graham crackers... it all tastes great!

Provided by mainecooncat

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 40m

Yield 60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup walnuts, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 -2 tablespoon hot water

Steps:

  • Cookies.
  • Cream butter.
  • Add sugar and eggs, cream together.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Add to sugar mixture with sour cream and vanilla.
  • Blend in nuts.
  • Chill until firm enough to drop onto cookie sheet.
  • Bake 10-15 minutes at 400°.
  • When cool, ice with.
  • Burnt Butter Icing.
  • Melt butter until golden brown.
  • Blend in confedtioner's sugar and vanilla.
  • Stir in 1-2 T hot water until icing spreads smoothly.
  • This amount of icing is enough to frost about 30 cookies.

SOUR CREAM COOKIES W/ BURNT BUTTER ICING



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This is a cookie recipe that has been in the Reese family for generations. I guarantee that you can't eat only one. Very addictive!

Provided by Tina7836

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 30 cookies, 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter (for icing)
2 cups powdered sugar (for icing)
1 teaspoon vanilla (for icing)

Steps:

  • Mix together:.
  • Shortening, granular sugar & eggs.
  • Stir in:.
  • Sour cream and vanilla.
  • Sift together & stir in: (an electric mixer may be used).
  • Flour, soda, baing powder and salt until well mixed.
  • Chill in refridgerator for at least 1 hour.
  • Drop rounded spoonfuls about 2" apart on parchment paper lined cookie sheets (trust me, this is crucial) Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or, when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains.
  • Icing: (Icing lovers may want to double, I recomend it!).
  • While cookies are cooling, melt butter and boil until golden brown, but not dark brown!
  • Remove from stovetop.
  • Blend in powdered sugar gradually.
  • Stir in vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of hot tap water until icing is smooth and creamy looking. Spread on cookies with butter knife.
  • **You may want to use different food colorings to suit the holiday/occation**.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6, Fat 16.9, SaturatedFat 7.6, Cholesterol 49.1, Sodium 250.4, Carbohydrate 54, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 36.3, Protein 3.6

BROWNED BUTTER COOKIES WITH CARAMEL FROSTING



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Here's one of those cookies that is enjoyed many ways--frosting first or nibbled all around. One things is certain: Everyone loves them!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter (do not use margarine)
2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400°F. In 2-quart heavy saucepan, melt 1 cup butter over medium heat. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until butter is light brown. Cool at least 10 minutes.
  • In large bowl, mix browned butter, 2 cups brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk and the eggs with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake cookies 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat. Stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/4 cup milk. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes. Gradually stir in powdered sugar. Spread Caramel Frosting on cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 85 mg

MOM MOMS BUTTERSCOTCH ICING



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My Grandmother(Mom Mom) made this icing and put it on everything from chocolate cake to cookies. I love it and can eat it just by the spoonful, be careful when making it as it can easliy become too stiff. I really don't mind if it does because then I would just put it in a pan and cut it like fudge.

Provided by Old widow

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 2 cups, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 cup butter (no substitutions)
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • On stovetop melt the butter, add the brown sugar and boil over low heat for two minutes, stirring constantly. Add the milk, stir until the mixture comes to a boil again. Remove from heat and allow to cool to about room temperature.
  • Slowly beat in the confectioners sugar, using more or less sugar depending on the consistency desired. Beat until mixture is thick enough to spread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 327, Fat 11.8, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 31.6, Sodium 96.5, Carbohydrate 57, Sugar 55.8, Protein 0.4

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES



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"This old-fashioned recipe has been in my family for years," writes Beverly Duncan of Big Prairie, Ohio. "It's also delicious with miniature chocolate chips or coconut in place of the toffee bits."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in toffee bits and pecans. Shape into a 10-in. roll; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/2-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand a few minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 96mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER COOKIES WITH BUTTER FROSTING



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These are cookies my mother has been making since I was a little girl. They are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

Provided by Becky

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
9 tablespoons evaporated milk, or more as needed
6 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Steps:

  • Beat 1 cup softened butter with white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat egg, whole milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture until smooth. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and gradually stir dry ingredients into moist ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
  • Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • Beat 1 cup softened butter, 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract, and evaporated milk in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir 6 cups confectioners' sugar into mixture until combined. Beat frosting hard until fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency. Frost cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Cholesterol 16.8 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 62.7 mg, Sugar 17 g

FROSTED BUTTER COOKIES



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"These cookies melt in your mouth...even when they're not frosted," writes Sharon Pickerd from her home in Sparta, Michigan. "The recipe was handed down years ago from a cousin who tasted the golden treats at a children's fund-raiser."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 egg yolk
4 cups all-purpose flour
Prepared vanilla frosting
Food coloring and decorating sprinkles, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually add flour and mix well. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in flour.Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Tint frosting with food coloring if desired. Frost cookies. Decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts :

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use high-quality butter with at least 82% butterfat.
  • Be sure to brown the butter until it is a deep amber color for a richer flavor.
  • Don't overmix the dough, as this will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking, as this will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are just beginning to brown.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them, as this will help the frosting set properly.

Conclusion:

These butterscotch cookies with burnt butter icing are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With their rich, buttery flavor and chewy texture, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.

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