Brown Sugar Cookies
Soft and chewy buttery brown sugar cookies topped with brown sugar icing. These cookies are an easy to make dessert and a perfect spin on the classic sugar cookie recipes.
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 102kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- ½ tsp salt
Brown Sugar Icing
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 TBSP milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk butter, sugars & vanilla for 2 minutes. Add in flour and salt, then mix again.
- Dust a clean countertop with flour and roll dough out to between 1/2" and 1/4" in thickness. Cut rounds using a 2" round cookie cutter. Place on baking tray.
- Bake 20-22 minutes. Let cool on the tray for about 3-5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to fully cool.
To make the brown sugar icing
- Melt butter in a saucepan on the stove over medium heat. Add in brown sugar and whisk for 2 minutes.
- Reduce heat, then add remaining ingredients. Whisk until smooth, keeping pan on stove for another 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Spoon icing on cooled cookies. Let cool to set. Enjoy!
Notes
If you use a 2" cookie cutter, recipe will yield about 4 dozen cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg