Brown Sugar Cookies

Brown Sugar Cookies

I finally got a chance to make this recipe from Cook’s Illustrated after being sold on it by Adam. These cookies are pretty good and are a step above sugar cookies because of a couple of factors. Both the molasses from the brown sugar and the browning of the butter give this cookie extra depth. And I chose to add another complementary flavor of toffee bits.

Sadly, it was almost a non-start. After browning the butter in a pan, I poured it off into a metal bowl. When I moved the bowl to set it aside, I changed my grip from the top of the bowl to the bottom. Where it was hot enough to make me jerk my hand away. The bowl fell on the floor and sprayed hot, melted, slippery, butter everywhere. I waited a couple of days before I tried the recipe again.