Brown Sugar Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

Sugar, sugar, sugar. Can one go wrong with a healthy dose of brown sugar? The answer is no. Brown sugar is great for so much more than just a sweetener in your oatmeal! As I was scrolling the Pinterest this week, I stumbled upon brown sugar frosting that looked absolutely delicious, which was followed by a search for a vessel in which I could put said frosting on. This search brought me to the blog Cookies & Cups and all of the sudden I was in paradise.

This cookie is not only chewy and moist, it is tasty! So, try it out! Here is what you will need:

Cookie Dough:

• 14 Tbsp. Butter (1 ¾ sticks)
• 1 ¾ Cups Light Brown Sugar (packed)
• 2 ¼ Cups Flour
• ½ Tsp. Baking Soda 
• ¼ Tsp. Baking Powder
• ½ Tsp. Kosher Salt
• 1 Egg
• 1 Egg Yolk
• 1 ½ Tbsp. Vanilla

To Roll Cookie Dough Ball in:

• ¼ Cup Sugar
• ¼ Cup Light Brown Sugar

Frosting:

• ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar (packed)
• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• ¼ Cup Milk
•  2 Cups Icing Sugar

This recipe involves a little more work that your typical cookie recipe, but trust me, it IS worth it!

Here’s what to do:

• Preheat the oven to 350º and line your baking sheet with parchment paper. (This is my new favourite thing in the kitchen this summer)
• Heat butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until it is a caramel brown colour. Swirl the saucepan to keep the butter from burning. Once caramel, set aside and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Whisk together your flour, baking soda & powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• Once your butter is cooled, mix together with brown sugar in electric mixer until smooth.
• Add egg, yolk and vanilla to electric mixer until smooth.
• Add in your dry ingredients to the electric mixer bowl small bits at a time and blend well.
• Roll cookie dough into balls, then roll in sugar mixture (1/4 cup sugar and ¼ cup brown sugar together in a bowl). I found the dough a bit sticky and the more I touched it the more the ball changed shape so I mixed it around in the sugar with a spoon.
• Place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool while you work on the frosting.

Frosting:

• Melt butter and brown sugar together in saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil and cook for one minute. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. 
• Once cooled, beat in milk until smooth.
• Add icing sugar a little bit at a time until desired consistency is reached. 
• Spread on cookie. 
• Enjoy!!! 

This cookie was a huge hit at our house among adults and children alike! I hope the opportunity arises for you to give it a try! 

Icingless Option for the Babe

**Disclaimer: As the theme has been going in recent weeks, this is not gluten-free, nor is it vegan.

Sarah