Go Back

Brown Butter Smookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 egg plus 1 yolk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • cups flour
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch I have sometimes added 2T. cornstarch for more oomph!
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 T. whole milk
  • c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Topping

  • mini marshmallows fun size Hershey bars, broken into pieces and graham crackers chopped into small pieces

Instructions
 

  • Brown the butter in a skillet until lightly browned and smells nutty.
  • Transfer to a heat safe bowl and cool a bit.
  • Cover and chill in the fridge until solid, 2 hours or make a day ahead to save time.
  • Beat chilled butter in a mixer.
  • Add sugars and beat
  • Add egg, yolk and vanilla to combine.
  • On low, add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
  • Add milk.
  • Add chips and chill dough 2-3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 and let dough sit on counter a few minutes until easier to scoop.
  • Scoop 1½ T. of dough for each cookie onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
  • Bake 9 mins.
  • Remove and top with 3 mini marshmallows and one piece of chocolate.
  • Return to the oven for approx 3 mins.
  • Remove from oven and add a piece of graham cracker.
  • After 5 minutes, transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.