The 150-Year-Old Cookie Recipe That's Wildly Simple

For me, simple isn't a word that comes to mind when it comes to baking. Though I'm someone who definitely enjoys indulging in baked goods and pastries more often than I'd like to admit, I find myself struggling to make them at home.

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I've learned through experience that there truly is a science to baking that I haven't seemed to quite master yet. I don't know if it's the ingredients, the fillings or the frosting that intimidates me, but whatever it is, it's enough to keep my time as a baker very limited. So, as a result, I'm always looking for super-simple baking recipes to try my hand at.

While I do love any type of baked good, one of my favorites is a good cookie. From chocolate chip to sugar cookies to Christmas cookies of course, I can easily eat an entire pan in a day if left unsupervised. So, when I ran across this simple 3-ingredient cookie recipe from Reddit, it restored my confidence in baking. Claiming to stand the test of time for 150 years, this recipe seemed foolproof enough that even a self-conscious baker would succeed.

So, after checking my pantry, I rounded up my ingredients and got to work. Here's how it went.

Get the recipe: Reddit's 150-Year-Old Cookie Recipe

Ingredients for Reddit's 150-Year-Old Cookie Recipe

As mentioned above, this recipe only requires three simple ingredients: flour, salted butter and brown sugar.

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How to Make Reddit's 150-Year-Old Cookie Recipe

In a mixing bowl, add your butter, flour and sugar. Blend until all ingredients are combined well. Place the dough in the fridge to rest for 20 minutes.

Once removed from the fridge, roll your dough into small balls and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Gently press a coss-hatch pattern into the top of the cookies with a fork (a la peanut butter cookies) and bake for 20 minutes.

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What I Thought of Reddit's 150-Year-Old Cookie Recipe

The cookies came out very impressive. While they only had three simple ingredients, the cookies lacked nothing when it came to flavor. I will say that I should've rolled the balls a little smaller for smaller cookies. The overall texture and taste, however, was still delicious.

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So, the big question: Would I make these cookies again? Yes—in a heartbeat. Especially when my sweet tooth is craving something dessert and I don't feel like leaving the house (which is almost always).

Tips for Making Reddit's 150-Year-Old Cookies Recipe

1. Make sure your dough balls aren't too large. As I mentioned above, my dough balls were a bit too large, which made my cookies bake into one another. Next time, I would use less dough per cookie and/or space them out a bit more on the baking sheet.

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2. Keep an eye on your cookies as they bake. Since everyone's oven is different, you'll want to keep an eye on your cookies and check in on them before the 20 minutes are up. When I pulled mine out of the oven, they were a little crispy. And while that wasn't a problem for me, you'll want to keep in mind that cookies continue to bake once you remove them from the oven. So, if you want a softer texture, you'll want to remove a bit sooner than the suggested 20-minute bake time.

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