Best Brown Butter Sugar Snaps Recipes

BROWN-BUTTERED SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• In large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the peas until crisp tender, 2 minutes; drain.
• In large heavy skillet, heat the butter over medium-high heat until golden brown and fragrant, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Add the pecans and cook, stirring until lightly toasted, 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in the peas and cook until heated through; season with salt and pepper.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH BROWN BUTTER, LEMON AND HORSERADISH

Steps:

• With a paring knife, remove the stems and peel the pod strings of the sugar snaps. Set aside.
• Using a peeler, remove the rough, outer skin of the horseradish. (Only remove the desired amount to be used, leaving the rest of the root intact.)
• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the butter. Gently swirl the butter and lightly agitate with a small whisk. Season with some black pepper. Once the milk solids begin to turn golden brown, after about 2 minutes, add the cleaned snap peas. Toss them twice in the pan, then add the lemon juice and season with salt.
• Transfer to a serving vessel. Using a hand-held grater, grate the peeled horseradish over the top.

BROWN BUTTER GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Put 6 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Cook the butter until the foaming and bubbling subsides and the solids start to brown, stirring occasionally. Take the butter off heat and continue to stir until the solids are an even brown (not too dark). If you're afraid of burning the butter, err on the side of caution. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to stop the cooking. Set aside to cool.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, spices, lemon zest, baking soda and salt until evenly combined.
• When the butter is cool, stir in the brown sugar, molasses, egg, and vanilla. Whisk to evenly combine. Add the dry ingredients and mix until no streaks of flour remain.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Chill the dough for 15 - 30 minutes or until you can handle it without the dough sticking too much to your hands.
• In a shallow bowl, add roughly 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
• Take roughly 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and roll it into a ball then roll it in the bowl of sugar to cover. Place on baking sheet. Space the cookies 2 inches apart. Flatten them with the bottom of a drinking glass until they are between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch thick. For chewy cookies, bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until the edges are cooked but the center is still soft. Bake longer if you want crispy cookies.
• Transfer to a rack to cool.

BROWN BUTTER SUGAR SNAPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In small saucepan, heat butter over medium heat 4 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until deep nutty brown (watch carefully because butter burns easily). Immediately pour browned butter into large bowl; cool 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt until blended; set aside. Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar to cooled butter; beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat on low speed until combined. Add flour mixture; beat until soft crumbly dough forms. Press together to form ball; divide in half.
• On lightly floured surface, or between 2 sheets waxed paper or cooking parchment paper, roll out each dough half to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 2-inch cookie cutters, cut out dough into desired shapes, gently pressing together and rerolling scraps as necessary. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts about 1 1/2 inches apart. Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before storing in airtight container.