Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies

Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies - made dough October 25, 2022 from Golde's Homemade Cookies by Golde Hoffman Soloway 

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 egg, beaten slightly

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup nuts, chopped, optional

1. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and mix to combine. Whisk the flour and baking soda together then add to creamed mixture, mixing until just combined. Add vanilla and mix to combine. Fold in nuts if using.
2. Shape dough into 2-inch thick logs, about 12 inches long. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill or freeze.
3. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
4. Slice logs into 1/4-inch thick slices and evenly space on baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden. remove to wire rack to cool.

I thought these would be distressingly plain and they kind of are. Or at least they would be if you ignored the random brown sugar splotches in some of the cookies, a sure sign there were brown sugar lumps in the dough that melted during baking.

Rookie issue, right? But, in my defense, my brown sugar bag must've had some kind of air hole in it (thanks, Target) so the brown sugar dried more quickly. I didn't want to throw the bag out so I microwaved it slightly and broke up as many hard, dry lumps as I could before adding to the butter and beating the heck out of it. As you can see, I didn't get them all.

However, the saving grace of these cookies is they tasted pretty good. Light, airy and crisp with a great brown sugar flavor. Yes, they're plain and would blush against fancy cookies plus they spread more than I liked but they're good if you want plain and delicious. They would also be good as sandwich cookies with a vanilla, Nutella or cookie butter filling.