confession: i kept seeing this “brown butter” thing going around on pinterest and thought, “gimmick? what’s the deal with brown butter… and what IS it?”
so, the brown butter makes all the difference in these naughty things. like a seriously kicked up a huge notch in the snickerdoodle realm, maybe in all of cookie realm too.
i also made these a few times and tried a few variations with different caramel and whether or not you should refrigerate the dough… i wanted them to be perfect, and these, are now perfect.
so, when i found these little caramel bits in the store, the little cute round guys that you don’t have to unwrap and are the perfect size, i was stoked. but don’t be fooled, they don’t melt up the same way and are nowhere near as gooey as the square kind. but i am determined to find something to use them for. determined. guess i do put them in my salted caramel muddy buddies…
these are soft, and gooey, and have just the teensiest hint of sea salt to make a grown woman swoon. the brown butter adds a rich nutty flavor. they just might be a girls’ night hit.
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