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Browned Butter Chewy Cookies and Cream Cookie

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 c. flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) butter
  • 1 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 TB yogurt
  • 1-2 c. Oreo cookies chopped (as fine or chunky as you like!)

Instructions

  • Crush Oreo cookies; set aside. 
  • Mix flour, soda, salt in bowl; set aside. 
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium. (It will begin to foam - continue stirring)
  • Butter will start to brown and give off a nutty smell. 
  • Transfer butter (immediately) to a glass bowl to prevent burning. 
  • Set aside; let cool for a few minutes.
  • In a mixer, combine butter and sugars. 
  • Beat in egg, yolk, vanilla, and yogurt. 
  • Slowly add dry ingredients - beat on low. 
  • Gently fold in crushed Oreos. 
  • Roll into 1 1/2 TB balls. (use the purple #40 ice cream scoop)
  • Chill for several hours or overnight.
  • Bake 12 cookies per sheet at 350 for 9 minutes. 
  • Use a small cup to shape the hot cookies as soon as they are out of the oven.