Description
Sweet French-inspired “Creme Brulee Cookies” blend classic dessert elegance with crisp cookie magic. Delicate vanilla custard notes and caramelized sugar crackle promise delightful sensations you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream
Sugars:
- ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar (for caramelizing)
Supplementary Ingredients:
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and cover baking trays with parchment paper.
- Whip butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy and pale, creating a fluffy texture.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly until smooth and well-integrated.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate mixing vessel.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the butter mixture, stirring gently until a cohesive dough develops.
- Using a cookie scoop, portion out uniform rounds of dough, then roll between palms to create smooth balls.
- Gently press each dough ball with fingertips to create slight disk shapes, ensuring even thickness.
- Arrange cookie disks on prepared trays, spacing them approximately two inches apart to allow spreading.
- Transfer trays to preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, watching for golden edges and set centers.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on wire racks, permitting them to firm and develop a delicate crisp exterior.
Notes
- Achieve Perfect Texture by softening butter to room temperature before creaming, ensuring smoother cookie dough and more even mixing.
- Customize Sweetness by adjusting sugar levels, using brown sugar for deeper caramel notes that complement the creme brulee flavor profile.
- Create Gluten-Free Version by substituting all-purpose flour with almond or gluten-free flour blend, maintaining the delicate cookie structure.
- Enhance Flavor Depth by adding a pinch of ground vanilla bean or torching the cookie surface lightly with a kitchen torch to mimic authentic creme brulee caramelization.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 100mg