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Smarties Cookies

These fun and easy Smarties Cookies are so delicious and perfect for beginners. This recipe is a one-bowl recipe, which means less cleanup and easy preparation. For our Smarties Cookies, we need browned butter, flour, baking soda, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, vanilla, one egg, and, of course, smarties. Some cookie science before we start I recently read " Baking Science " by Dikla Levy Frances and this book gave me a great insight into how baking works and which formulas you can apply to create your own recipes. Cookies are quite a complex thing to make, in my opinion, because the texture is affected by so many things. I am using browned butter for my Smarties Cookies because it has a rich, nutty flavor and because melted butter leads to an even spread of the cookies. Furthermore, using brown and white sugar has different purposes as well. Brown sugar is acidic, which means it reacts with the baking soda. It also leads to a chewy texture. White sugar, on the other hand, ma...