Brown Butter Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies
These Brown Butter Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies are perfectly spiced with crisp edges and a soft center, dotted with tender oats throughout. These are the perfect cookies for holiday season (the favorite of the cookie exchange perhaps??) but are versatile enough to have any time of year.
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Servings: 10 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup browned butter
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk the browned butter and dark brown sugar together until well combined.
- Add the rest of the wet ingredients: egg, egg yolk, and vanilla – whisk together for one minute.
- Add the dry ingredients (except for the oats) – flour, spices, salt, and baking soda and use a spoon or rubber spatula mix together until 80% combined.
- Add the oats and fold in until everything is just fully combined.
- Chill in the fridge for 20-30 minutes covered with a piece of plastic wrap.
- Remove from the fridge, let sit for 5 minutes, then scoop size 20 dough balls (3 tablespoons of cookie dough) onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a 350°F oven for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden and the centers are set.
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Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg