Name: Brown Butter Schneckennudels
Yield: Make 24 cookies
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: ½ cup (125 mL) granulated sugar; ½ cup (125 mL) light brown sugar; ½ cup (125 mL) melted brown butter; 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon; ¼ cup (60 mL) icing sugar; ¼ tsp (1 mL) sea salt; 1 large egg white; 1 large egg; 1 tsp (5 mL) cornstarch; ½ tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda; 1 egg yolk; 1½ cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Make
24
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon and Chocolate Cookbook

By Bruno Feldeisen

Published 2024

About

My maternal grandpa Hans, who was born in Berlin, called these delicious, easy-to-make cookies “schneckennudels.” We would bake them on wintery days and enjoy them with hot chocolate. Grandpa Hans knew his cookies. On the other hand, he also loved eating cold spaghetti with strawberry jam.

Ingredients

½ cup (125 mL) light brown sugar
½ cup (125

Method

In an electric mixing bowl with the paddle attachment, blend together the sugars, flour, salt, baking soda and cornstarch. Add the egg, egg yolk and brown butter and mix on low speed until the dough comes together.

Roll the dough into walnut-size balls and place on a parchment-lined baking tray. Freeze for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to