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The One with the Brown Butter 🔥

Published 14 days ago • 4 min read

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Hi Reader!

Hey beautiful!

Let's talk about brown butter, because if you're not using it, you're not living. It's a simple step that takes a recipe from "pretty good" to "I-can't-stop-eating-this." I’m talking about a flavor that's nutty, toasty, and has more personality than a celebrity chef.

And the best part? It’s SO easy to make. Just follow these simple rules:

  • Use a light-colored pan. This is crucial, people! You need to see those little golden bits (aka toasted milk solids) at the bottom of the pan.
  • Don't leave the stove. Seriously, put your martini down. Stop reading the news. This process happens fast, and you can go from golden-bronze heaven to burnt-disaster-in-a-saucepan in about two seconds flat.
  • Scrape up the good stuff. Those little toasted bits at the bottom? That's where all the magic is. Make sure you get them all into your recipe.

Once you’ve mastered the technique (and you will if you haven't already!), you’re ready for my personal favorite: The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. These cookies are so good. The brown butter gives them a depth of flavor that's truly unmatched.

Learn how to make perfect brown butter here: How to Make Perfect Brown Butter Every Time! and then make the cookies here: The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe.

Scroll down for more brown butter recipes and you can find all of the brown butter recipes here!!

Happy butter-browning!

Pumpkin Bourbon Cake with Brown Butter Buttercream

We start with a mega moist pumpkin cake (yum). Then we make a super simple, simple syrup (as one does) and throw in a heavy hand of bourbon. Think of it as a little cocktail for your cake. It's finished with a thick layer of brown butter bourbon (yes, more bourbon!) frosting that is the stuff of dreams! *You can omit the alcohol if you'd like. xo

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The Best Ever Fudgy Brown Butter Brownies (I promise!)

Leveled up Brown Butter Brownies pair the rich, nutty flavor of browned butter with my favorite foolproof fudgy brownie recipe! Browning the butter takes less than 10 minutes and then the rest of the brownie batter comes together quickly. This will quickly become your new favorite brownie recipe!

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Malted Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you're looking to jazz up your cookie-baking game, The Perfect Malted Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect cookie for you! Loaded with a delicious combination of flavors (brown butter, dark brown sugar, vanilla and malted milk powder), these cookies are the ultimate chocolate chip cookie experience! I can't wait for you to taste these crispy around the edges, and soft and gooey in the center, delicious cookies!

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Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

Imagine a cookie rich with brown butter, brown sugar (or muscovado!) and spices...that's this Brown Butter Sugar Cookie!! This dough can be used as a classic sugar cookie cut-out recipe or can be used with the stamps, as seen in the photos. I love to cover these in a maple glaze, but you can also use the classic vanilla glaze that I use with my regular sugar cookie recipe. Have fun with these!

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Insane Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

These brown butter muscoavdo snickerdoodles are BONKERS DELICIOUS! They are soft, chewy, plush and pillow like. The brown butter and muscovado take these to the next level by drawing out all of those warm toffee and caramel flavors. Feel free to sub regular brown sugar in place of the muscovado.

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Ultra Moist Spiced Brown Butter Zucchini Bread

So excited for you to try this Ultra Moist Brown Butter Zucchini Bread Recipe! It's loaded with flavor from the brown butter, dark brown sugar and spices, with a soft, velvety and plush texture. Don't skip the Demerara on top!

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Brown Butter
Chocolate Chip Blondies

This delicious chewy blondie recipe comes together quickly and is loaded with the toasted flavor of browned butter, dark brown sugar (you can also use light!) and heaps of vanilla extract!

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Brown Butter
Banana Skillet Cake

A super delicious, banana-forward, easy peasy banana cake recipe! A one-bowl wonder that draws on browned butter, heaps of vanilla and a touch of nutmeg for the most delicious banana cake out there. Baked up in a skillet and sprinkled with dark chocolate and Demerara sugar (optional), it's like a fancier, casual-chic version of banana bread!

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Super Soft Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

These bakery-style, super soft Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are everything you're looking for in a fall cookie! Loaded with lots of vanilla, brown butter, spices and pumpkin, these are a leveled-up version of a classic snickerdoodle cookie. The texture is super soft and gets some nice crunch from the Demerara sugar they're rolled in (this can be omitted if you don't have any on hand). Enjoy!

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Spiced Apple Cake with Brown Butter Buttercream

Soft, fluffy Spiced Apple Cake covered in a layer of easy-peasy Brown Butter Buttercream. One of my favorite apple snacking cakes that is as easy as it is delicious!

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"Following up on her acclaimed debut, The Cookie Book, writer, photographer, and recipe developer Rebecca Firth tackles cake in her new book. You may have trouble picking which recipe to start with: Chocolate Stout Cake with Champagne Buttercream or a tart, sticky Glazed Tangerine Donut Cake?”
― Epicurious, 25 New Baking Books for Cozy Fall Treats

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"Writer, photographer and queen of cookies, Rebecca Firth teases my sweet tooth and I am not mad about it. Love following her and her tempting creations and can't wait to see what she comes up with next."
―Tiffani Thiessen, actress and author of Pull Up a Chair
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― Food & Wine, Best Baking Cookbooks to Own Right Now

DisplacedHousewife | Really Delicious, Well-Tested Sweets

Rebecca Firth

Join me for all things sweet including lots of cookies (my fav!), brown butter, chocolate, caramel, cakes and more! I love treats ranging from quickie weeknight cravings to fun, weekend baking projects. xo

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