Description
Indulge in the decadent delight of Crème Brûlée Cookies, a fusion of creamy vanilla custard nestled within a soft, baked cookie topped with a caramelized sugar crust. These French-inspired treats are sure to impress at any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Vanilla Custard Filling:
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Brûlée Topping:
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for sprinkling and torching)
Instructions
- Make the Custard: Heat milk in a saucepan, whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch, combine with hot milk, cook until thick, stir in vanilla and butter, chill.
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven, line baking sheets. Cream butter and sugars, add eggs and vanilla. Whisk dry ingredients and combine with wet.
- Bake Cookies: Form and bake cookie dough, make indentations, cool.
- Fill and Brûlée: Fill cookies with custard, sprinkle sugar on top, torch until golden. Let sugar harden before serving.
Notes
- If you don’t have a torch, broil the sugared cookies briefly. Store chilled and torch just before serving for optimal texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
