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Oatmeal Pecan Cookies

Brown Butter Oatmeal Pecan Cookies Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 187
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs plus 1 yolk, at room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 ½ cups raw pecans, roughly chopped

Method
 

  1. Brown the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until amber and nutty, about 5 to 7 minutes. Pour into a bowl to cool.
  2. Whisk the warm brown butter with both sugars until glossy, then whisk in the eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla.
  3. Fold in the flour, baking soda, and salt until barely combined, then fold in the oats and pecans just until no dry spots remain.
  4. Scoop the dough onto parchment-lined sheets and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are golden but centers look slightly underdone.
  5. Let cookies rest on the pan for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

The dough benefits from a 30-minute chill if you have time, which deepens the brown butter flavor. The cookies will look soft when they come out of the oven but firm up as they cool, so resist the urge to overbake.