Ingredients
½cupunsalted butter,(1 stick or 115 grams)
¼cupgranulated sugar,(50 grams)
¾cuppacked light sugar,(150 grams) or dark brown
1largeegg
2tsppure vanilla extract
1cupall-purpose flour,(125 grams) spoon & leveled
1cupold-fashioned rolled oats,(90 grams) + 2 tbsp
¼tspsalt
½tspbaking powder
1½cupsMilky Ways,chopped, frozen
Preparation
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly.
Remove from heat immediately when the butter begins to turn brown (about 8 minutes).
Pour into a shallow dish and chill until it become solid, but still soft.
Cream the brown butter and sugars together on medium speed.
Add the egg and vanilla, mixing well until combined.
On slow speed, mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Manually stir in oats until the dough comes together. Chill dough for about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Roll dough into tall 1.5 tablespoon balls.
Stick 4 small pieces of frozen milky ways onto the tops of the cookies.
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven when the cookies are lightly brown on the edges.
The centers will appear undone, but will set up as you let them cool.
Cool cookies for 3 minutes on the baking sheet and transfer to a cookie rack.
