Here’s a few things I’ve learned from life… they definitely have nothing to do with cookies:
Don’t laugh when someone asks you out on a date. They’ll think you’re laughing at them. They won’t understand that you’re just flattered and awkward and your head is about to explode. Don’t chew gum in a public restroom. It sorta feels like you’re eating bathroom air. Capital Gross.
Lastly, don’t drink wine past 3:30am. It’s totally past your bedtime and you won’t look pretty in the morning.
It’s just that life is so beautiful, I’d hate for you to make these mistakes.
Can we talk about cookies now? Geez.
These cookies are with and without.
They’re just like chewy sugar cookies, with brown sugar. They’re also just like chocolate chip cookies, without chocolate chips. Wrap your brain around those deep depth thoughts.
These are the gorgeous, sweet, chewy, caramel cookies. They sound so simple: brown sugar cookies. But seriously? These are some of my new favorites. They have just a touch of ginger and cinnamon in them too. These aren’t spice cookies. The ginger and cinnamon adds a roundness, not a ton of spice flavor. These cookies are the real deal.
Oh! If you wanted to add chocolate chips or toffee pieces, we will totally be friends for life.[<printable]
Brown Sugar Cookies
makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies
from Epicurious September 2011
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. Set aside.
Place butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat on medium speed for one minute more.
Add the dry ingredients, all at once, to the butter and sugar mixture. Beat on low speed until the dough begins to come together and the flour disappears. Stop the mixer and finish incorporating the ingredients with a spatula. Once all the flour is thoroughly mixed in, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Place a rack in the center and upper third of the over and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Dollop tablespoons size balls of dough onto the baking sheet. Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Cookies will last, in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 5 days. [/printable]
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Quarantined life right now – don’t have ground ginger but do have fresh? Is there a way to substitute with fresh ginger?
Add a scant teaspoon – sounds lovely!
Hopefully I’m not the only one who’s made these cookies because they’re excellent! I used a #20 cookie scoop and ended up with 11 big cookies, that were uniformly round, buttery crisp on the bottom and outside edges, and chewy inside. I added Callebaut caramel white chocolate chips and a teaspoon of instant espresso to the dough, but that wouldn’t have changed the texture of the cookie. Chilling the dough didn’t seem to make a difference as to how the cookies turned out. I chilled the dough for some and not others, and they all turned out the same. Delicious!
Made these and they turned out flat rather than thick like the picture shown. What would cause that?
I think the dough might have been too warm. Try refrigerating the dough before baking.
Made these with ghee instead of butter and they are really good! Thanks :)
Mine didn’t flatten and weren’t chewy! What did I do wrong?! They tasted good but your cookie recipes usually turn out chewy in the middle and brown on the outside. Not enough butter maybe? Thanks!
Check to make sure you didn’t add too much flour.
Just made these cookies and I threw them all away. Texture was perfect but taste was awful! I’m not sure what I did wrong because I followed the recipe without make any modifications. And I usually love the Joy the Baker’s recipes I’ve tried in the past. These cookies were generally flavorless with a very salty/ baking soda-like taste. Could not taste the cinnamon or the ginger. They really were awful :/
This might be a silly question but… do you bake both trays at once? One in the upper third and one in the center?
made these last night they stayed really puffy and didnt spread out much. they ended up with the texture of the best snickerdoodle i have ever made. Love them!
Hey joy! I just wanted to say that these cookies are awesome but when my friend and I tried making them, they had a tad too much baking soda and left a weird aftertaste :(. We followed the recipe to the T and I was wondering if it’d be okay to do just one tsp of baking soda? or should I have chilled it longer?
Hello Faiza, yes try reducing the baking soda a bit and see if that helps!
Was searching for a sweet and simple dessert to make for my boyfriend, and didn’t have any white sugar. I had never made these before and they turned out delicious! I did however remove them from the pan after setting for only one minute instead of five, but I like softer/gooier cookies. Thank you!
I made these and they came out great! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
I blogged about them:
https://tinaschic.com/2014/10/brown-sugar-cookies/
These sound so good, I am so excited to try them. Do you think you could freeze them?
these are my go to comfort cookies. they never look like the picture but they are always so tasty. i don’t know why mine never spread and i usually increase the butter every time to see if it helps. don’t refrigerate too long. my last batch had 1/2 cup almond meal instead of flour and it was very nice!
I lost my cookbook with the Brown Sugar Cookies so I googled recipes and came across this one. They’re in the oven now! I rolled them into balls and then pressed a pecan half into each one. It was all I could do not to eat them raw!
Just made these! They are delicious and easy. Mine don’t look exactly like yours – their diameter is a bit smaller, and they have a soft dome shape – not flat like yours. Really tasty – I’m totally making these again.
“Cookies will last, in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 5 days.”
Right.
More like “Cookies will last not very long after being removed from the oven because they get eaten immediately.”
the dough goes in the freezer?
I’ve made these four times. The first two times, they flattened like the picture, but the second two times they didn’t. They still tasted delicious but don’t look as pretty. Any suggestions?
How do you get your cookies so nice and flat?
I think my cookies just baked that way, but you can try flattening them in the palm of your hand before going into the oven? That’s just my guess. Good luck!
Just made them and they were delicious! Thanks for the easy recipie :)
will give it a try on this the ingredients are easy to find in my place.
Delectable! I’ve tried dozens of cookie recipes, and this one–with chopped cranberries and walnuts added to the batter for a little kick–is my favorite of all.
Thank you, Joy!
I have made these twice now. After the first time, several people begged me to make them again! Posted your blog on pinterest to share. Great job!!
Hi,
I just made these as rolled cut-out cookies. They taste great but spread A LOT. Any suggestions on how to fix that?
Thanks, Brooke Hall
the type you use is hard to read! I enjoyed the cookies, thanks for a nice idea.
These were so delicious! I saw them on Pintrest and just had to make them. My family was convinced I was baking an apple pie just by the smells of the spices! (: For anyone having issues with the cookies doming up while baking, here’s a tip: when you put the dough balls into the cookie sheet, use a flat bottomed glass to flatten them so they’re about 1/2 inch thick. This will cause them to spread evenly and crackle on the top. (: Best of luck!
I’m really confused. The cookie dough tasted GREAT, but they came out of the oven with a really bitter, bad aftertaste. I was jonesin’ for some cookies and they’re basically inedible. I have no idea what went wrong!
that sounds so strange. this may have been an issue with the levening? it’s hard to say. i’m sorry!
I think I did something wrong all the “dough” were just crumbs I had to spend awhile molding so that it will atleast stay together and they ended up dry and hard… I’m sure this is not how it was ment to turn out but oh well they still tasted alright.
Hmmm, yikes. I’m not sure I know what went wrong. Glad they still tasted alright!
These cookies are amazing! some of the best I’ve ever tasted, I will be making these for family holidays and sending them to school with my kids to share with their class. YUM
These are great! Especially right out of the oven:)
I made these cookies last night for my mom and dad… Needless to say, they loved them. I followed the recipe exactly as given, except I left the second batch in the oven for 13min to ensure a nice crispy edge. Out of 3 dozen we probably ate 2 dozen haha. But no need to worry, I’m making them again as we speak. :)
I loved the texture of the cookies, but they were extremely salty to me. I used unsalted butter so I can’t really figure out why they were like that. Thy have a good flavor besides that. I think next time I will reduce the salt a bit? Or could it be that I used sea salt? Thanks for the recipe! :)
Ohh! Doing these cookies right now! they look yummy! :)
Didn’t try them yet but they look awesome!!
Would it harm the cookies if I put less sugar??
Just made these :)
Perfect for a cup of tea or coffee. x
Making these as we speak, with chopped pecans in them and maple sugar sprinkled on top. The waiting is the second hardest part, right after accepting that they probably aren’t dinner, hahaha.
A wonderful way to take these cookies to a whole other level is to brown the butter. ATK’s family baking book has a recipe in there for brown sugar cookies with browned butter, and I swear, you’ll never want to go back. Amazing!!
Okay, it occured to me that I had my daughter helping me make this recipe and then I started thinking that she “measured” the baking soda. I suspected that maybe a little extra baking soda ended up in the batch. I made them tonight and Yippee! Delicious! Thank you for the yummy cookies….
What am I missing? I made these exactly as per the recipe and they are bland and my kids wont eat them. The flour was only a week old and the baking soda was a new box??? Hmpf.. I am an inexperienced baker so I didnt’change a thing. We love brown sugar, vanilla and cinammon so I thought we would love these…
Hi Joy, are you sure it’s 2 tsp of baking soda? Because the first time I made it I followed the recipe to the T and they came out horrible. I decided to try them again a year later and they still came out horrifyingly disgusting. I don’t know what I did wrong, considering all these raving reviews!! Please help me!
I was searching for chocolate chip cookie recipes, and decided I should check your page specifically. Well, I love that you said chocolate chips and toffee bits would be perfect in them, because that’s what’s sitting on my counter, ready to be tossed in! I’ll be making them in a bit, after the munchkins are asleep! :)
The batter tastes amazing! It’s very addicting and tastes soooo good(: I love chocolate chip cookies, but I’m allergic to chocolate – and I can’t stand plain old sugar cookies… I’ve been looking EVERYWHERE for this recipe!! Thank you so much, Joy! :-)
Joy, this is my go to cookie recipe. I put little pieces of toffee and chocolate in it. Crazy amazing. Thanks!!
Joy, you ought to include a warning on these that the dough is wildly addictive. These are currently in my fridge readying for the oven. And yes… I added chocolate chips. Way, WAY too many… but I’m okay with it.
Joy, thank you ever so much for sharing this. I’m a virgin baker, and I adapted your recipe, and the cookies came out great! They were chewy and gorgeous and the whole house was infused with a beautiful cinnamon sugary fragrance. I feel so much more confident as a baker now! xoxo
Hi Joy, thank you for this recipe. I love the subtle sweetness and rustic flavor the cinnamon and ginger give. And they have this nice crunch on the outside, but definitely chewy on the inside. I’ve been looking for a simple recipe so I can bake some and give away to my friends for Christmas and I think this one fits the bill. You know what I did though? I skipped chilling the dough and dropped them on to my Wilton snowflake cookie sheet. I did not fill the whole space as I knew it would spread, and it did! When they were done, I turned them over and viola! Snowflake brown sugar cookies! Perfect for Christmas. I wish I could show you. I took a pic but don’t know if I can post here. If you like, I can send to you via e-mail. I can’t wait for my boys to come home from school. These will be gone in a blink of an eye. Thanks for sharing. I love your blog. It’s inspiring. : ) Keep at it, ok? God bless you.
IMPORTANT TIP.. keep a close eye on these guys.. i left the first batch in for a minute too long and the taste was revolting, next batch was eaten up so quick i barely had time to blink
Just made these and they turned out great! Perfectly chewy, and not sooooo sweet. I mean they’re sweet, they ARE a cookie, but not intoxicating, overwhelming, I can only eat 1 sweet. Nope, I had like 8.
I made these for some Mstones & MMA fighters last night… They we’re a hit!!! I loved them and our children did too. Thanks for a great recipe!!!
Hi Joy, this recipe looks great. I’m contemplating making them into a Halloween variation, and I’m trying to figure out how to be able to use cookie cutters with them – do you think that’s something that can be done? I’m thinking more flour would be needed, and maybe some more sugar to stiffen the dough into cookie cutter preparation. Any suggestions? A friend recommended this recipe, and I’ve got to say I’m going to have to try them either way if I can’t figure out how to get them for my The Usual (Spooky) Suspects cookies for Halloween :-)
DELicIOUS
Jump for Joy! I just baked two batches of these, the first as written, and the second subbing cardamom for the ginger because someone I know and love did not like the ginger taste. Both are amazing! Now I am dreaming of lavender shortbread.
Joy,
I made these cookies. And they did not turn out the way that I hoped! I just moved into a new apartment so I think half the battle is trying to become friends with my new oven. I followed the recipe to a tee and the batter turned out so crumbly! Any suggestions??
Cannot get your recipes to print..i.e. Brown Sugar Cookies
These are amazing! I made them yesterday, and they go great with apple cider.
did you smoosh the dollops with a fork before baking??
nope. just balls! not smooshed.
I made these and we loved them. The kids made quick work of the batch.The few that were left I put a scoop of chocolate, vanilla swirl ice cream between them and made killer ice cream sandwiches. Oh yeah, I did! Yummy. Thanks for the great recipe!
Soooo, maybe I’ve only tasted the raw dough form, but I already love this cookie.
Joy, I love all your recipes! I especially loved your recipe for the Toasted Coconut Waffles. It woud be awesome if you posted some more grain-free recipes. :) Thank you so much for your time spent on this blog. You’re such a gem. :D
Just found your website and love it! The pics, your humor, and all these delicious sounding recipes. I’ve been searching for a cookie recipe that I haven’t tried yet and this might very well be it. Thanks for sharing:)
I just sat down and thought – I need a recipe for a plain, buttery crinkly cookie….I’ll look for one after I’ve caught up with a few blogs………
These are perfect and the minx and I will be making after school this afternoon xxx
Excellent! Very easy to work with and great taste.
Amazing recipe! Can’t wait to try!!!!!
I swore to myself before making these today that I would only eat two….what a load of horse manure.
Me + Boyfriend + 2 Games of Football = 2 Cookies Left.
I just a two and am bringing the rest to work.
…unless I eat them on the car ride there.
I used my metal dough scoop and then rolled them between my palms into little balls of goodness. They spread out and baked up perfectly. My kingdom for some ice cream to pair with them, right now. Thank you for the recipe, Joy!
I’ve really got to stop looking through my Google Reader at midnight. Your posts always send me into these sleep-deprived, sugar-high baking sprees when I should be getting my beauty rest. Looks like it’s going to happen again tonight. These cookies look so cute and so yummy!
Dear Joy,
I must confess I think I have a cooking crush on you. My husband is totally okay with it as long as I keep making your wonderful recipes. ;) hee-hee They have been disappearing at an alarming pace. My 3 year old says totally delectable a-la Fancy Nancy!
these look so tasty!
Dear Joy, I discovered your blog only a few weeks ago and this is the first recipe I tried. Although I keep struggling with “cups” (I am German and we do not use cups here, but I marked the cup measurements in the bowl I use to make dough, and that works just fine now), these turned out great. I have to keep myself from eating them all on my own. The perfect fall cookie! Thank you so much for sharing.
Since I just had a dream about brown sugar-laced cookie dough, which involved a wooden spoon and an ‘I-don’t-care attitude towards raw eggs, I’m making these immediately…well, as soon as the butter comes to room temperature (somethings that the longest wait period of baking).
Thanks for sharing the recipe and spreading the love of all that is cookie. :D
These were great!
I put butterscotch chips in some of them, reese’s pieces in others and left some plain. I had a similar issue to others where they look nothing like yours and domed during baking, buts whatevs ’cause they are delicious!!
I have been waiting for these cookies my entire life. They are amazing, and I wish I could eat them all. Even the dough is perfect for eating off your fingers when digging it out of the tablespoon cup.
Super fun post (thanks for the lessons) and these cookies look delicious! Must try them out :)
These are my new favorite cookie! Aside from the ones my mom makes. I added just a few mini chocolate chips and pecan pieces…so good! The dough is phenomenal too…I had to force myself to put them in the oven [but I’m glad I did]. I froze half the dough to bake later and it’s haunting me from the freezer!
Joy, I had some troubles too! They taste delicious and are soft and pillowy. However, they look nothing like yours – mine are not that flat, they didn’t crack at all, and they domed up a lot while baking. They also taste more cakey than sugar-cookie-chewy. Any ideas?
That is exactly what mine did :)
Mine did the same thing, but I’m sure it is my fault. I used margarine instead of butter, and more than “softened” it. And my baking soda was likely bad. But they still tasted great! :)
Hi!
These cookies look fabulous! I just tried to make them and they ended up looking nothing like yours :( Not sure what i did wrong…. I even bought dark brown sugar for it. I ended up with a really crumby mix and even after refrigerating it, i ended up rolling them into balls, like gingersnaps…. it was just too crumbly to scoop out and put on the cookie sheet. I did leave it in the fridge for more than the 30 minutes…. maybe that is where i went wrong?? I also didnt have any parchment paper… so I just gave the cookie sheets a light spray. My hubby says that they taste great but like i said, they look nothing like yours :)
Any help would be great! Thanks a bunch!
So the other night my husband made these for me. (Already said that in an earlier post, didn’t I? Sorry.)
Anyway, I just wanted to add that as a girl who doesn’t especially like cookies (I know, I’m crazy), these are the only cookies I can’t stop eating! I usually only like cookies fresh out of the oven, but I’ve been munching on these cookies non-stop! So, so, so delicious!
These look scrumptious! And that gum in the bathroom advice makes total sense!
Thanks for the recipe!
Just baked these. I h ad two sheets at one, and that’s why the one under were a little underbaked, threw those away, but the upper taste like what the Dutch call ‘speculaas’ love them! Going to bake them again any time soon, and then just a little smaller and only one at a time. Thanks for the recipe!
Yummy! I’m not such a big fan of normal sugar cookies, but these are seriously tempting. I can just picture them with mini toffee chips or butterscotch chips….
hi joy! it has been ages since i last commented, but had to let you know that i made these tonight, and they are amazing. i’m not sure they are going to last until my reading group tomorrow night…
I feel the same way about the “chewing gum in a public bathroom” thing…super gross.
Hi Joy! I think this might be my first comment, though I have been reading for quite some time. I opened up your website this evening and had seen the cookies the other day and thought, yes, I want to make these. Just put the first batch on the cooling tray. Wow. So good. I added chocolate chips. They are crispy at the edges and chewy in the centre, and smooth and golden in flavour. Perfect! Thanks for sharing! D xx
i am so glad you made these and like them! thanks so much for commenting! it means so much to me!
Love brown sugar. I bet these are amazing! Going to give them a try!
How do you get them to be exactly the same size and shape?
i use a small ice cream scoop.
I made those cookies and they taste like soup because of to much soda. I think it is too much. 1/2 spoon would be enough or maybe we have different baking soda here in Europe?
I love how these stack up so beautifully – makes it seem like eating a dozen would be no big thing. And I totally want a dozen!!!
Immediately went to my kitchen and made them. With semisweet morsels. Amazing. Love. Kittens & puppies, and all things good. <3
Yum! I’ve been looking for a way to incorporate more brown sugar and less white into cookies….do these carmelize in a bad way (random break-your-teeth bites) or good?
These are so freakin delicious!
chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips were always my favorite cookie, and brown sugar was always my favorite sugar, so these look like a win all around. mmm!
Thanks for this recipe!! I made these with my kids earlier and just posted about it. Perfect for fall!
I wonder if I could take a bite out of that whole stack of cookies.
Those cookies look like santa clause’s dream midnight snack.
That picture of the flour looks like there is an island of cinnamon that microscopic furbies live on, and occasionally one escapes the universe realizing that there is life outside the flour bowl. And then he cant climb back in to tell everyone else because the sides are too slippery. Then your cat eats him and he discovers life inside the cat gut and rather enjoys it.
Wow, it so totally does. I think I see the escapee of which you speak; I have named him Leonard and thus have renamed these cookies (at least in my wacky household) Leonard’s Cookies. He’s kind of a hero.
Also? They are delish.
My husband made these for me last night…wow. I LOVE brown sugar, and these were SOOO tasty!
Thank-you! These are going to be my sorry-I-haven’t-done-washing-up-for-three-days-I-swear-I’m-not-a-bad-flatmate cookies. (Low on butter, so substituted half avocado, not at all bad – more cakey, still sugary spicy.) xx
“Don’t drink wine past 3:30am” – ugh! So been there, done that. And you could not be more right on this one! Helloo blood shot eyes.. not cute. Those cookies however, look like pure perfection and I’m going to try making them this weekend for my boys :-).
Joyyyyy, why ya gotta post this today when I’d already resolved to make a low-fat version of your apple cake? Now I’m conflicted. Will have to do my new “Totally Mel B” (as in former Spice Girl — click on my name if you’re intrigued) workout to prepare for this rising carb tide.
They look amazing! I cannot wait to try them, I certainly describe this “adventure” on my blog. Thank you so much for inspiration!
I want to eat these all fall. By the dozen…
This is definitely on my cooking to-do list (as I have many to-do lists). I have been craving the chocolate chip cookie part without the chips. Perfect!
Too funny! My aunt always says her favorite cookies are chocolate chip cookies without the chips.
Ohmygoodness. These are perfect for this cold gray drizzly fall-like day today!
Brown Sugar Cookies are perfect for the fall. They give me that warm fuzzy feeling.
Brown sugar cookies. Why haven’t we been making these all along?! That perfect caramel sweetness, with a bit of cinnamon… Genius. They look amazing.
PS: I am terrible at being asked out on dates. I laugh, and it does look like I’m laughing in said person’s face. Thank god my boyfriend is persistent, because I am terribly awkward when it comes to being romantic.
I have a baking schedule to keep at work today and a massive cake to decorate…but I am in the middle of mixing these as I type this. I have a feeling it will be worth it…most def.
mmmm, these sound awesome
Totally with you on the gum in the bathroom thing- though I’ll admit I never thought of it quite like that!
These cookies look incredible. Bookmarked them to try. Thank you!
-Miriam
looks yummy,can i drop the ginger?
thanks
K
drop it. sure!
They look absolutely perfect, I’m going to try them as soon as possible!
Chewing gum in the bathroom is truly 100% gross. I also think chewing gum in dance class is gross. Ok it might be better than dancing with someone with bad breath, but it just seems sort of disrespectful to be dancing with someone who is chewing away like a cow chewing cud.
But speaking of chewing, those cookies sound delicious. 2.5 dozen is a lot, but I do work with a load of hungry engineers, so I think we can manage.
Your description of these have me craving them. You are so lucky to get so many amazing comments!
Just made these delicious cookies while watching online geometry problems for the GRE test I take this weekend (boooooo). Thank you for making my dreaded evening study sesh so much sweeter!! I used whole wheat flour and added cloves – a fantastic autumn recipe!
Your chewing gum in a bathroom reminded me of a true story told to me by my friend. When he was a small child he accidentally passed gas in his grandmother’s kitchen while she was preparing Sunday dinner. She got so upset she threw everything away and started over. She wasn’t going to have any toot in her food. Love this story.
brown sugar cookies? Why have I never considered this? So excited to make these!!
i love chocolate chip cookies sans the chocolate chips. these would satisfy me. no doubt. i get to taste theeeeeez!
Wait….is THAT why my dates always go bad?
Kidding. Totally kidding…*cough*
I just realized that I’ve been wanting a recipe that is like chocolate chip cookie dough sans chocolate chips. This is the perfect thing…way to go on reading my subconscious mind.
Joy…you make my life!
Love cookies. Your cookies look wonderful. Yum!
do you watch curb your enthusiasm? larry david + popcorn in bathroom. ew!
Your hilarity and freshly baked cookies warm my damn heart. I’m addicted.
I just love you!
I’m making your PB&B cookies (Peanut Butter & Bacon) for a bridal shower on Thursday and was racking my brain for some veggie options and voila! Brown Sugar cookies, sound heavenly!
Well done. Some of my favorite cookies are chocolate-chip cookies without the chocolate-chips. My brother even makes a special first batch just fo’ muah. Looking forward to making these…
I <3 you. You make me laugh.
Your recipes are wonderful – but bring us more pictures of Jules! He rules!
Mmm. I want me some brown sugar cookies. Sugar and molasses was probably the best thing ever combined besides peanut butter and jelly, seriously. I love the taste of brown sugar. Why didn’t I think of brown sugar cookies?
Oooh… these sound like the perfect fall cookie with the cinnamon and ginger. And I’m totally adding chocolate chips when I make them!
I’m in the middle of making these AS I TYPE and am waiting not-so-patiently for the 30 min. of refrigeration. Thanks for the recipe!
Dude. No words. Totes amazing. The rest are for b-fast. That is, if I don’t wake up for a midnight snack.
These look so good and perfect to make with my boys!! :)
These sugar cookies are more than welcome to set up camp in my belly.
Definitely making these sometime this week!!!
YUM.
These look so yummy. I could eat brown sugar with a spoon so these will have to be made, asap! Thanks for the recipe.
PERFECT for summer->fall transition! I really want to mix up a batch and make them the size of my hand, haha.
And as always, my day is brightened by your awesome sense of humor. :)
Just moved into college and discovered that the Dining Commons are severely lacking in good desserts. I am having sugar withdraws. My mouth is watering at the sight of these gorgeous cookies, and as soon as my mini-fridge comes, I am going to make a batch and share with my suite mates!
OKAy now I hate myself for wanting to eat heathier..these dont count do they?
Perfect cookies!
I was looking for a brown sugar cookie recipe just last week but I guess 2 weeks worth of brown sugar cookies couldn’t be a bad thing. Right?
I highly recommend chopped pecans, chocolate chunks, and peanut butter chips in the cookies :)
YUM!
Potential vehicle for browned butter? (I’ll use any excuse to brown up some butter…)
They will last up to 5 days! Tooo Funny…. suffice it to say that you’ve never been to my house! 2 1/2 dozen cookies…. just don’t last that long around here…. and that’s with all the kids gone! DH and I know what to do with cookies…. pretty much apply directly to waist! LoL… guess I will have to double up and freeze some b/4 DH can find them! Sounds good! Thanks.
mmmm these look excellent!
Perfect fall cookies with a glass of milk or (eggnog) *devilish grin* :D
oooOOOOoooo so excited to make these
totally making these before i go to work >.<
yuuuuuuuuuuuum
I’ll only chew gum in the woods ;-)
You would Joy, you would. A two in one cookie… I just CANT wrap my head around this one. Looks totes delish.
Thank you for the advice Joy – now I know what I’ve been doing wrong. ;) And the chewing gum in public washrooms comment…capital gross indeed.
PS. These look like the perfect chewy cookie.
My Dad would love these. He puts brown suger on his icecream. Totally making these for him next time I see him. And maybe for me before that. Thanks for the recipe and funny post, makes me smile.
Brown sugar on ice cream? Like totally the best invention ever! *internet-high-five*!
Yum, these look delish! Gotta make them soon! :)
sounds pretty amazing! totally gonna try these.
This is too weird! I was just thinking, like yesterday, about why nobody ever bakes just the dough part of a chocolate chip cookie, sans the chocolate. I had a huge cookie craving, but no chocolate chips, so I sadly suffered through my craving. Where was this post yesterday! : )
Hi Joy,
I have to ask, I can´t find brown sugar in my country so I use regular refined sugar + molasses, but when I use this technique cookies end sort of flat, I´m guessing is due to the extra humidity that adds the molasses. Any recommendation?
Hey! These cookies look so delicious, but do you have any tips for baking them at 5000ft altitude? I’m from Alaska and moved a few months ago to the high desert, and I have issues when I bake cookies here. Sometimes they flatten out then don’t rise, sometimes they stay the shape of a round ball….anyways – any tips you have would be AMAZING!
Love this :) I’ve totally made chocolate chip cookies w/o the chocolate chips b/c I like the flavor of the cookie part so much. Thanks for giving it a legitimate “baker’s OK” for me to do that :)
looks mouthwatering!!!!!such a great idea!!!!!
Love the simplicity of these cookies! These are my kinda cookies!
I normally do not purchase unsalted butter. I’ve never used it in baking because I don’t have it in my fridge. Am I totally wrong to use regular, salted butter? It’s what I have, I’ve always used it in baking but don’t know if goodies would taste better with the unsalted.
I love your orange kitty…he’s fantastic. I have four kitties, but not an orange one in this group. Give him a kiss for me.
Well, I’ll be making these now. Thanks a lot. No really, thanks.
Defiantly making these tomorrow.
Thanks for yet again an amazing recipe :)
Oh man… wine after 3:30 am! Ouch. These cookies seem like the perfect cure for that.
These cookies sound amazing! Perfect to be paired with a nice Chai tea or maybe an Apple Spice tea for the fall. Yum … possibilities :o)
We REALLY need more brown sugar in our lives. It’s so good, isn’t it? Why didn’t anyone think of this earlier? Did you create this recipe?
Oh. I answered my own question. You included where you got the recipe. I’m an idiot.
You know, all these ingredients I already have. I want to make cookies. Why not these :)?
I must confess I have laughed (out of nervousness) when someone asked me out when I least expected it.
These sound amazing. They sound like my favorite blondie recipe, but with cinnamon and ginger added for extra yumminess.
I LOVE the description of these being with and without!! Oh, and I think I may be scarred for life over the whole gum/bathroom thing. Eeeeew!
I laugh at everything, always have, always will, not just a giggle but a full out burst of HA HA. Sometimes I don’t realize it, sometimes I snort, well a lot of times I snort- really pretty Huh??? No. Keep laughing girl!
Love your cookies, they are splendid!
I’m into the idea of chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips. Looks delicious. :) All those life lessons are totally true as well.
I wish we were neighbors. Then I could smell these baking, knock on your door, and bring over some mulled cider to have with these.
Thanks for the inspiration, Joy!
So, I’m totally going to buy toffee next time I go grocery shopping so I can make these cookies.
Also, thanks for the tip about the wine. Sometimes I forget :(.
Joy, would these be as delectable without the ginger? I LOATHE ginger.
Oh, these look fabulous. Sometimes I’m in the mood for chocolate chip cookies without the heavy chocolate taste. This will definitely fit the bill!
Love the touch of ginger in these cookies! I’m definitely going to try them.
Never stand, gaping like a fish when someone asks you out on a date either. They just think you’re trying to come up with a good “No” when you’re really too shocked to speak.
I love everything brown sugar. I need these cookies in my face.
I’ve also learned the hard way not to drink wine after about 2am. I’ve totally been the drunk bridesmaid. Red wine stained all over her mouth. Ultra-class.
You’re hilarious – I’ve totally laughed at someone when they’ve asked me out on a date out of actually laughing at them… and they thought I was nervous. Awkward…
Sometimes I love a really simple cookie. These sound delish! Will definitely try them.
you are so hilarious…. don’t drink wine past 3:30 am. i will try to remember that! and, i’m totally gonna try this recipe!
Omitted the ginger and cinnamon because unfortunately my hubby’s not a fan of either. Added Williams Sonoma Pure Maple Flakes instead… SCORE!!! Just ate 4 in a row (It’s 10pm in Korea where I am). Thanks a bunch, Joy!
YUM! These look so good. I love a good chewy spiced cookie
Oh, I could really go for some toffee pieces in these! Thanks, Joy!
DAYUM. Emphasis on YUM.
I just made these cookies yesterday!!… lol… well, a slightly different version, but still…. I was going to make regular chocolate chip cookies, but realized I was out of white sugar. I totally made a brown sugar cookie dough and then threw in some milk chocolate chips. They are quite tasty :)
My favorite part of chocolate chip cookies is the cookie part, I can’t wait to try these!
Hi Joy! These look so yummy, I can’t wait to get home and make them tonight. Just a question though: will regular light brown sugar work in place of the dark?
Thanks :)
of course! yes. light brown sugar would be just fine!
Extra brown sugar makes cookies kick extra ass. So soft and carmel-ey.
I’ve been making these for years, usually at Christmastime, and they never disappoint.
Great recipe and even better advice! I am with you completely on the “no chewing gum in bathrooms”…I try not to breathe at all when I am in a public one!
I love the simpleness to these. They’re so tasty sounding!
Such a great idea for a cookie- I love the flavor of brown sugar!
fantastic! would advise to make a batch of these cookies for the date. sugar always helps.
ohhhh~ They look sooo good! Better go out and buy some butter and some chocolate chips.
What if…. You used these in an in an ice-cream sandwich?!
Could it work? :D
& then you rolled the said ice-cream in crushed toffee pieces?
Oh my. I’m drooling.
Definitely making these!
I drank wine after 3.30 on Saturday night, and just for the record, you are sooo on the money, it was not my friend. Sunday was not fun. But on another note, Joy, I love your blog. I found it recently and i just think it’s peachy, thank you for all the yummy things and idiosyncratic comments…and of course the kitty.
The cookies do look and sound delicious!
The perfect way to transition into fall weather without going full-on pumpkin/ginger/spice. Well done!
I’ve never made cookies before but I am game to try! Quick (beginner’s) question: how do the balls of dough you say I have to dollop onto my baking sheet turn out to look like the flat cookies in your pictures? Should I flatten them with the back of the spoon or do they just collapsei into themselves? Please advise!
roll the dough into balls and they’ll flatten in the oven. promise.
I trust you, i do!
Sometimes cookies don’t need to be fancy to be delicious – these look and sound perfect and I like the subtle spicing.
Dagnabbit…I almost bought toffee pieces today, and put them back. They really would be awesome in these cookies.
Also…I agree about the gum. Gross.
Joy, I don’t think I’ll ever chew gum again after THAT reference!
I love brown sugar in everything – tea, coffee, cake. These cookies look sooo good.
These look amazing! Chewy cookies are the best. Also, I completely understand about laughed when someone asks you on a date-awkward!!!
Joy these look sooo good. I love brown sugar. It gives such a wonderful chewy texture to cookies. As well as carameley as you mentioned. Nice!
“eating bathroom air”…ok, I will never chew gum in the same way after thinking about that. Ewww! But you are so right!
Craving these cookies… love!