Description
Delicate and crispy lace cookies made with browned butter, rolled oats, and brown sugar, offering a nutty flavor and perfect golden texture.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups light brown sugar, packed
- 2 ¼ cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F and prepare cookie sheets by lining them with parchment paper to prevent sticking and promote even baking.
- Brown the Butter: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt and cook the butter until it becomes brown and emits a nutty aroma. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Mix Ingredients: In a mixing bowl or stand mixer, combine the light brown sugar, rolled oats, egg, and vanilla extract. Gradually pour in the browned butter while mixing until all ingredients are well combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Stir in the salt and all-purpose flour to the mixture until evenly incorporated.
- Prepare Cookies: Using a cookie scoop, drop spoonfuls of the dough onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet, leaving ample space between each for spreading during baking.
- Bake: Bake for 6 minutes or until the edges are golden brown, signaling that the cookies are crisp and ready.
- Cool: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes to firm up, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is browned correctly without burning, as it greatly impacts the flavor.
- Leave enough room between cookies on the sheet since the cookies spread quite a bit during baking.
- Using parchment paper helps prevent the cookies from sticking and makes cleanup easier.
- For chewier cookies, reduce baking time by a minute; for crispier cookies, bake a minute longer but watch carefully.
- The recipe yields about 48 small lace cookies, scaling recipe ingredients proportionally for different batch sizes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
