Brown Butter Snickerdoodles: A Friendsgiving Party Favor
Brown butter snickerdoodles are the perfect cookies to give as party favors at your next Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving get together with their warm cinnamon flavor & chewy texture.
Snickerdoodles were one those cookies that my mom would have in her homemade Christmas cookie assortment every year. They were delicious with their soft & chewy sugar cookie type texture, warm cinnamon flavor, and a little tang from the cream of tarter. It was one of the first cookies we would devour because they were so good!
I decided to put a twist on the traditional snickerdoodle cookie and make a brown butter snickerdoodle for Friendsgiving & Thanksgiving. Doesn’t that sound delicious?! This cookie has all the same flavor components as the ones my mom used to make, however these cookies are decadent and rich with the caramelly, nutty flavor of the brown butter. I thought these warm, cinnamon, nutty flavored cookies would make the perfect Friendsgiving party favor or Thanksgiving dessert option!
Let’s bake some cookies and I’ll show you how to give them as Friendsgiving party favors too!
Friendsgiving Inspiration
For this blog post, I am joining 11 other bloggers to bring you ideas and inspiration that you can use for Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving. Continue reading to the end of this post for links to more Friendsgiving blog posts…there are a ton of great ideas!
If you are coming here from Tatertots & Jello, welcome! Jen always shares the cutest ideas from DIY’s, seasonal décor, recipes, and so much more. I love the Friendsgiving leftover printables she shared in today’s blog hop!
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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Here are few reasons to love brown butter snickerdoodles and why they should be added to your cookie baking lineup.
- Easy to Make: These cookies are extremely easy to make! No mixer is required, which means the kiddos can easily help with this.
- Brown Butter: The star of this cookie, brown butter! It takes snickerdoodles to another level with a deep, nutty flavor that is rich and decadent.
- No Chill Recipe: The snickerdoodle cookie dough does not need to be chilled before baking. Which means the cookies are ready for eating sooner!
- Cinnamon Sugar: These cookies are rolled in cinnamon sugar giving them that classic snickerdoodle taste.
Ingredients for Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
How to Make Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
First, melt butter in a large pan over medium-low heat. Once the butter is melted, keep stirring until the milk solids separate and brown. The rest of the butter will turn a light brown in color (you will also smell the delicious nutty flavor).
Pour the butter into a mixing bowl and let cool for at least 15 minutes before mixing cookie dough.
While the butter cools, mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. In another small bowl, mix together the 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Set that aside to use later.
Once the butter has fully cooled, mix the browned butter and white sugar together using a rubber spatula in a large bowl. Then, whisk in the vanilla extract and the eggs into the butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
Carefully fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
With a scoop, scoop out cookie dough and form into balls. My cookie dough balls were about 1/2″ in diameter.
Roll the cookies in the cinnamon sugar mixture you made earlier.
Place cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake cookies in a preheated 375 degree oven for 7 minutes on lower shelf, and 7 minutes on top shelf. Cookies should have lightly browned edges.
Immediately remove cookies from baking sheet and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Baking Tips
- Butter: I prefer baking with salted butter. However, you can make this recipe with unsalted butter. Just make sure to add 1 teaspoon of salt to the ingredients.
- Brown Butter: Allow the brown butter to fully cool before mixing cookie dough. Also, you can make this recipe without browning the butter. Just use 1 cup of butter instead.
- Flour: When measuring flour, make sure to scoop and level. Do not scoop directly into the flour, this will compact the flour leading to the use of more flour than the recipe calls for.
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Friendsgiving Party Favor
Once the snickerdoodles are completely cooled, you can begin the fun part of assembling your Friendsgiving party favors!
What You will Need for the Party Favors
- Cookie bags
- Ribbon
- Thank you tags (downloadable copy below)
- Scissors
- Brown butter snickerdoodle cookies
How to Assemble Friendsgiving Party Favors
To start, you will need to decide how many cookies you will be adding to each favor and how many party favors you need based on the number of guests. (This snickerdoodle recipe yields about 36 cookies.)
Place the desired amount of cookies into each party favor bag. I added four cookies to our favors, for some reason it felt like the right amount!
Tie a ribbon into a knot to seal the cookie bag. I used this small satin ribbon, but you can use any ribbon you like. Make sure to the tie the knot tightly and close to the cookie at the top of the bag. This will ensure there isn’t too much air in the bag which will keep the cookies fresher, longer.
After tying a tight knot, add the thank you tag. I created a cute “Thank you for being a sweet friend!” tag that is perfect for Friendsgiving! You can download or print the thank you tags I created here:
Friendsgiving Thank you Tag: Vertical
Friendsgiving Thank you Tag: Horizontal
Tie a bow with the ribbon to hold the thank you tag in place, trim the end of the ribbon, and your Friendsgiving party favor is complete!
These are the cutest, coziest favors to gift your guests this Friendsgiving. Who doesn’t love delicious, fresh baked cookies?!
How to Store Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
If you do not plan on giving your snickerdoodle party favors out within a day or so, I recommend freezing them. This will keep the cookies fresher longer. Simply remove the cookie party favors from the freezer a few hours before your guests arrive to allow the cookies to defrost.
If you are not using these cookies as party favors, place the snickerdoodles in an airtight container and store in a cool dry place. Cookies will last up to 5 days.
To freeze, place cookies in an airtight container and freeze for up to 60 days. Allow cookies to thaw before enjoying.
More Friendsgiving Inspiration
Now that you have your Friendsgiving party favor or dessert ready to go with these brown butter snickerdoodles, head over to LeCultivateur.
Emily is sharing Friendsgiving table ideas, that are absolutely beautiful!
Don’t forget to check out the links below for even more Friendsgiving ideas and inspiration.
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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tbsp. Cornstarch
- 1 ½ tsp. Cream of Tartar
- 1 cup Salted Butter
- 1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 tbsp. Cinnamon
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pan over medium-low heat. Once the butter is melted, keep stirring until the milk solids separate and brown. The rest of the butter will turn a light brown in color (you will also smell the delicious nutty flavor).
- Pour the butter into a mixing bowl and let cool for at least 15 minutes before mixing cookie dough.
- While the butter cools, mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. In another small bowl, mix together the 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Set that aside to use later.
- Once the butter has fully cooled, mix the browned butter and white sugar together using a rubber spatula in a large bowl. Then, whisk in the vanilla extract and the eggs into the butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Carefully fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
- With a scoop, scoop out cookie dough and form into balls. My cookie dough balls were about 1/2″ in diameter.
- Roll the cookies in the cinnamon sugar mixture you made earlier.
- Place cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies in a preheated 375 degree oven for 7 minutes on lower shelf, and 7 minutes on top shelf. Cookies should have lightly browned edges.
- Immediately remove cookies from baking sheet and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Notes
- Butter: I prefer baking with salted butter. However, you can make this recipe with unsalted butter. Just make sure to add 1 teaspoon of salt to the ingredients.
- Brown Butter: Allow the brown butter to fully cool before mixing cookie dough. Also, you can make this recipe without browning the butter. Just use 1 cup of butter instead.
- Flour: When measuring flour, make sure to scoop and level. Do not scoop directly into the flour, this will compact the flour leading to the use of more flour than the recipe calls for.
Friendsgiving Ideas & Inspiration
Eleanor Rose Home | LeCultivateur | Green Valley Gable | Truemans Treasures
Pasha is Home | Living Large in a Small House | Cloches & Lavender | Open Doors Open Hearts
Robyn’s French Nest | White & Woodgrain | Bricks ‘n Blooms | Tatertots & Jello
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They are so good!!!
I have never made these before, and I can’t wait to try them! Saved!
Hi Jen! It was so fun sharing Friendsgiving ideas with friends! Thank you for joining me!!!
Thank you Emily! I think everything might be better with brown butter!
Yum! Your snickerdoodles look amazing. I can’t wait to try them!! Thanks for letting me join in the fun! I pinned your cookies to share 🙂
xoxo
I love snickerdoodles, and with brown butter, yum!!!! They look amazing!!! Pinning!
Thank you Brittany, they were delicious!
Thank you Robyn!
Thank you Cindy! It was a pleasure joining you in this blog hop!
These look so delicious Heidi, you have my mouth watering!! 🙂 Might have to bake a batch for my house soon.
These look so delicious, Heidi! What a fun party favor idea!
Heidi, I love pumpkin everything and add it to a Snickerdoodle, YUMMY. Thanks for hosting!
Thank you Stacy! These are perfect for a Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving treat.
This is definitely a nice twist to the traditional snickerdoodle cookie! The brown butter adds a nice deep nutty flavor, so yummy!
They are very easy to make Lynn, and taste incredible!
Thank you Kylie, they are very good!
Wow Heidi these sound so good!!! I’m adding them to my list!
Girl!!! One of my husbands favorite cookie is snicker doodle!! We are absolutely trying these this year!!! Pinned!!
I’m not a baker but I think I could make these! I’ll have to give them a try.
Yum! They look delicious!