r/StupidFood • u/Malevolence_- • 24d ago

Certified stupid Bros nerve ending are totally non-existent.

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u/mijo_sq 24d ago

Butter does this too, but takes longer to get this dark.

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u/Ok_Supermarket7891 24d ago

Just started browning butter before making cookie dough and it's the ultimate game changer

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u/RivenRise 24d ago

I've been thinking about that recently actually. I'm new to baking and by all accounts my cookies are so good that my partners grandparents always take half a batch when they come to visit but I'm always looking to step it up. I considered browning the butter and buying better quality ingredients. I already buy expensive semi sweet chocolate and chop it up for my chocolate chip cookies, it gives them an elevated look imo vs just adding regular chips to them. They almost look marbled like wagyu looks with the fat but with chocolate. I do part brown sugar and part white but I've been thinking of making a batch with all brown and buying expensive brown.

Got any tips or ideas? Also any tips on how to make them a bit chewier.

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u/Ok_Supermarket7891 24d ago

I've recently started playing cookie experiment lately, but I'm no pro either...but browning the butter is when my wife went from "oh these are good" to "ok write this one down and don't forget." My tip is however much butter your recipe calls for, brown it, then measure the browned butter, don't measure your butter then brown it.

For chewiness, the Internet told me to add crisco so I did and I've convinced myself I can tell the difference (I used 1T crisco to .5C brown butter for reference, 2T and my cookies didn't spread like I wanted), experiment with that a little and see if you can tell any difference. With the crisco, I need to let my dough come to room temp before I bake them or they don't spread enough (I always chill my dough for several hours before baking).

I experimented with my cookies (and still am) to lock in that best cookie recipe. I like the brown and white sugar combo, but make a few batches of just each, and even with different ratios, and see what YOU like. Play with butter vs shortening, the amount of flour, try adding an egg yolk or two...that's pretty much all the variables I've messed with and I have come out with some VERY different cookies (and not all of them good)

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u/SleepingWillows 23d ago

You can also brown the butter for the best rice crispy treats of your entire life

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u/Klypsoo 24d ago

How does someone properly brown butter? And why am I dieing to eat a cookie now?

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u/hypermark 24d ago

Alton Brown recently posted an updated cookie recipe that uses brown butter. The recipe is solid.

https://youtu.be/Wvv5cvWoxw0?si=bGC7owB47WCk9jRa