Description
This homemade cookie butter recipe is a creamy, smooth, and sticky spread made from brown butter and finely ground gingersnap cookies. It offers a rich toasted flavor with a delightful spiced sweetness, perfect as a spread or in desserts. Easy to make in under 20 minutes, this versatile treat can be customized with various types of crisp cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
Butter Mixture
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup boiling hot water
Sweetener
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)
Cookies and Seasoning
- 10 oz gingersnap cookies
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Heat Butter: Add the unsalted butter into a small saucepan and heat on medium until melted. Continue heating as it bubbles and foams, stirring gently to prevent burning. Once it starts bubbling again and small golden brown bits appear, remove from heat and pour into a heat-safe bowl to cool until warm.
- Dissolve Sugar: In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar with boiling hot water and stir until the sugar is fully dissolved. Set this mixture aside.
- Prepare Cookies: Place the gingersnap cookies into a food processor or blender and pulse until they form fine crumbs.
- Blend Ingredients: Add the sugar and hot water mixture to the cookie crumbs and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Add Salt and Butter: Sprinkle the sea salt and pour the cooled brown butter into the food processor. Blend again until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Chill and Set: Transfer the cookie butter into a container or jar and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours until thickened and set before serving.
Notes
- Using brown butter adds a deep toasted flavor and creamy texture to the cookie butter.
- Gingersnap cookies can be substituted with Speculoos, Biscoff, Oreos, shortbread, or any crisp cookie for different flavors.
- Ensure the brown butter is warm, not hot, when adding to the food processor to avoid melting the device components.
- This recipe yields approximately 16 oz (500 mL) of cookie butter.
- Use the cookie butter as a spread on toast, in desserts, or as a dip for fruits and snacks.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 61 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 7 mg
