Best 7 Grandmas Sugar Cookies With Brown Butter Icing Recipes

BROWN BUTTER AMISH SUGAR COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low-medium heat, stirring frequently, until it foams, the foam dissipates, it turns a deep golden brown, and develops brown flecks and a nutty fragrance, about 10 minutes or so. Toward the later stages, around the time it begins to foam, watch the brown butter very closely. It can go from 'brown' to 'burned' very quickly.
• Remove from heat, and cool for 10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer to a heatproof jar or bowl, making sure to get alllllll the particles and brown bits from the pan... these are important!
• Refrigerate brown butter until firm.
• Bring brown butter to room temperature... I know, I know.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the brown butter, oil, and sugars until combined.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
• In two additions, add flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating until just combined. Do not overmix. Dough will be thick and a little crumbly.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 8-11 minutes, or until edges and bottoms are lightly browned.
• Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Following the same instructions above, brown the butter.
• Remove from heat, cool 2-3 minutes, and *carefully* transfer to a heatproof mixing bowl.
• Add 3 cups powdered sugar, salt, 1/4 cup heavy cream, and vanilla, and beat until smooth. The icing could appear to seize or separate at some point, but it just needs mixed thoroughly to emulsify it. Keep beating til smooth if you encounter texture issues -- it's not ruined, just needs a good mixing. Icing should be thin enough to spread, but not runny or drippy. Add additional milk or powdered sugar, as needed, to achieve desired consistency.
• Ice cookies, and allow to set.
• Store cookies in an airtight container with parchment paper or foil between layers of cookies. At room temperature, cookies will keep for 4-5 days. They'll keep for about a week if stored in the fridge. They freeze beautifully if well-wrapped!

GRANDMA'S SUGAR COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• 1. Cream together shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla.
• 2. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• 3. Mix the dry with the wet ingredients.
• 4. Use a cookie scoop or a 2 Tablespoon measuring spoon to scoop and drop cookies onto a cookie sheet.
• 5. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
• 6. Put a 1/4 cup of butter into a sauce pan over medium-medium high heat. The butter will melt and then come to a boil.
• 7. Allow the butter to cook until the bubbles have died down and you are left with a brown butter.
• 8. Add in powder sugar a little at a time. After the sugar has been mixed in, add about a teaspoon 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 powedered sugar.
• 9. When the cookies have cooled, gently frost the cookies with the brown butter frosting.

FROSTED BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and sour cream; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat; add brown sugar. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar. Cool for 20-30 minutes. Frost cooled cookies.

GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
• Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
• On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER COOKIES WITH BUTTER FROSTING

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.

GRANDMA'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour., On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut shapes with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes (depending on size) or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

GRANDMA'S BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350^.
• Cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add egg, flour, and baking soda.
• Shape into small balls and place on cookie sheet.
• Using a small glass with a decorative bottom, dip bottom into a cup of water, then into raw cane sugar. Press down on cookie dough to flatten cookie.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.