Tag: Browned Butter

Goodies for cast and front of house on last Seattle day for The Empire Strips Back

August 24, 2025

This afternoon is the final matinee in Seattle for the burlesque parody which has been playing to full houses at the theatre now owned by Seattle University and formerly known as the Cornish Playhouse. The Empire Strips Back is a play on words and not associated with the Star Wars films. It features some amazing … More Goodies for cast and front of house on last Seattle day for The Empire Strips Back

Finding the Ultimate while experimenting with Chocolate Chip Cookies

July 25, 2024

Over the past few weeks I’ve experimented with cookies made with walnuts and semisweet chocolate. Two versions were for a friend who’s a diabetic, so I used brown sugar substitute erythritol by Swerve and whole wheat flour which gives less glycemic load than all-purpose flour. The first of those used some almond flour with the … More Finding the Ultimate while experimenting with Chocolate Chip Cookies

Penuche on A Classic Cookie For A Birthday

October 22, 2023

Today is my sister Laurie’s birthday, but Maria and I celebrated with her aunt yesterday and I brought along the Jubilee Jumbles she’d requested rather than cake when I’d asked for her preference. It’s all about the frosting. I asked her if she wanted the browned butter frosting which the original recipe uses or perhaps … More Penuche on A Classic Cookie For A Birthday

New! and New! Salted Caramel Brown Butter Cookies & Double Caramel Wich

August 27, 2022

My readers know that when a cookie idea engages my brain, the oven will get some work, although in the heat of summer, it’s early in the morning with the stove fan going full blast. The impetus was a browned-butter caramel butter cookie and some penuche caramel frosting in the freezer needing thaw and use. … More New! and New! Salted Caramel Brown Butter Cookies & Double Caramel Wich

Browned Butter Blondies with Toasted Pecans and Milk Chocolate Chips

July 21, 2022

Readers may have noted a penchant for browned butter in several of my cookies and won’t be surprised that my ears perked up a few days ago when watching America’s Test Kitchen and heard “browned butter” in a recipe for blondies. While the addition of toasted pecans and milk chocolate chips was unsurprising, adding two … More Browned Butter Blondies with Toasted Pecans and Milk Chocolate Chips

Browned Butter Cinnamon Snicks with Chocolate Disk Middles

March 2, 2022

One of my nieces and one of my grandnieces had birthdays in February, so I made and mailed three kinds of my newest cookies to them, then sent an Instagram message to check their mailbox after USPS Priority Mail confirmed delivery. I sent the previous browned butter experiment with the dark chocolate chips and chopped … More Browned Butter Cinnamon Snicks with Chocolate Disk Middles