Description
Soft, chewy brown sugar cookies that melt in your mouth, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g (2 1/3 cups) all-purpose flour
- 220 g (1 cup, packed) light brown sugar
- 170 g (12 tbsp / 3/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 50 g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1 tsp (5 g) baking soda
- 1 tsp (5 g) fine sea salt
- 12 g (1 tbsp) cornstarch
- Optional: 100 g (3/4 cup) chocolate chips or chopped nuts
Instructions
- Combine the melted butter and sugars in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth, then stir in the egg and vanilla.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl: flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and fold until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips if desired.
- Cover and rest dough at room temperature for 15–30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F) and line baking sheets with parchment. Portion the dough into balls.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, rotating halfway, until edges are golden and centers are slightly soft.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes
Be careful not to overbake; the cookies will firm up as they cool.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg