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Brown butter dessert recipes that use toasted, nutty butter to add deeper flavor to cookies, cakes, bars, frostings, and other bakes.

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars

If you’re the kind of person who loves the generous chunkiness of a bakery cookie but wants a whole pan in one...

Brown Butter

The BEST Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!

One whiff of these chewy brown butter chocolate chip cookies, with their nutty aroma and pools of molten chocolate, is enough to...

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

I have a serious weakness for cookies that smell like toasted butter before the baking sheet even leaves the oven, and these...

Brown butter Bundt cake with a tender golden crumb and thin vanilla glaze over its fluted ridges

Cakes

Brown Butter Bundt Cake Baked in a Bundt Pan

Toasty hazelnut aromas, caramelized butter solids, and a golden fluted crust give this brown butter Bundt cake its unmistakable character. Inside, the...

Golden brown butter rice krispie treats cut into soft, crisp rectangular bars with visible marshmallow pockets

Candy

Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats with Toasted Butter Flavor

Toasty hazelnut-like aromas, caramelized milk solids, and stretchy marshmallow pockets make these brown butter rice krispie treats far more flavorful than the...

Three-layer cake covered with smooth brown butter cream cheese frosting

Frostings

Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting for Layer Cakes

Toasty hazelnut aromas, caramel-like milk solids, and a subtle tang give this brown butter cream cheese frosting far more dimension than a...

Granola

Brown Butter Maple Pecan Granola with Crunchy Clusters

Deeply toasted pecans, caramel-like brown butter, and maple give this brown butter maple pecan granola a warm, nutty aroma, while the finished...

Brown butter plum upside-down cake topped with overlapping caramelized purple plum wedges and one cut slice showing the tender crumb

Cakes

Brown Butter Plum Upside-Down Cake with Caramelized Plums

Jammy purple plums, buttery caramel, and a fragrant hazelnut-like crumb give this brown butter plum upside-down cake a lovely contrast of juicy...

Slices of brown butter cinnamon coffee cake with a cinnamon ribbon and golden crumb topping

Cakes

Brown Butter Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Soft, Tender Crumb

Toasty hazelnut-like aromas, a rippled cinnamon sugar center, and a craggy golden topping give this brown butter cinnamon coffee cake plenty of...

Sliced brown butter banana loaf cake with a tender crumb and brown butter cream cheese frosting

Cakes

Brown Butter Banana Loaf Cake with Soft, Tender Crumb

Toasty hazelnut aromas, a deeply golden crust, and a soft banana-packed crumb give this brown butter banana loaf cake its unmistakably cozy...