Brown butter is my family’s newest favorite topping for everything. Pasta, steak, chicken. With one ingredient, you have a whole sauce! And now, brown butter is the game-changing ingredient for Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Christmas Twist!
3 Ways to Make Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies for Christmas
And there’s so much more than chocolate chip cookies! Use the same basic batter to make three different treats for Christmas.
- Bake regular brown butter chocolate chip batter (recipe below) and drizzle melted chocolate with a sprinkle of holiday sprinkles.
- Bake brown butter chocolate chip batter WITHOUT chocolate chips for 5 minutes, then add red and green M&Ms for remaining baking time.
- Or use a specialty Christmas cookie sheet to bake off crispy brown butter cookies. Their caramel flavor pairs perfectly with tea, hot chocolate or coffee.
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Christmas Twist
Since the butter is hot, it’s important to make the batter ahead of time, chilling for at least 30 minutes (or up to a week) before baking.
Ingredients
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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2 eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add butter and melt over medium heat. Swirl and allow to bubble and brown, about 5 to 8 minutes. DON’T STEP AWAY. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixer, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Add eggs, vanilla and browned butter.
- Mix until JUST incorporated.
- If using chocolate chips, add them now. Otherwise leave the batter plain.
- Chill for 30 minutes or more.
- Bake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Use a cookie scoop to evenly scoop brown butter chocolate chip cookie batter onto a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10-11 minutes.
* If using M&M’s, cook the batter for 5 minutes then add M&Ms (using a pot holder!) Continue baking until golden brown. About 11 minutes.
* If drizzling with chocolate, pour about 1 cup of chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl. Zap for 30 seconds at a time, up to 2 minutes, until melted. Either scoop into a piping bag, or simply fill a spoon with chocolate and carefully zigzag over one side of each cookie. Sprinkle. Allow to set before serving.
* If using a specialty Christmas cookie pan, fill with one scoop of batter and bake for 10-11 minutes. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes before removing from pan.
Want more ideas for Easy Christmas Cookies? We have tons of ideas that are cute, doable and easy enough for kids to help with. Kids who make cookies are kids who gain confidence in the kitchen. Confidence can be the key to creating mini foodies for life.
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