If Lucas were a cookie he would be this Brown-Butter Cinnamon Pocket Cookie
A soft brown-butter cookie with caramelized cinnamon pockets on top—the kind of cookie you don’t want to share, warm and a little dramatic, just like Lucas.
Lucas is sweet and soft, very cinnamon-roll coded. He doesn’t take things too personally, but when he loves someone or something, he gets selfish in that “I don’t want to share this” way. He wants recognition, he needs to feel seen, and sometimes he acts a bit childish—but in a way that’s real and human, not annoying.
This cookie is exactly that: warm, soft, sweet, comforting, and a tiny bit dramatic on top. It’s the kind of cookie that makes you want to dance while you’re eating it, the one you don’t want to share… but when you do, it turns into one of those small perfect moments.
Ingredients
Brown-Butter Cookie Dough
½ cup unsalted butter, browned and cooled
½ cup white sugar
2 tbsp light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
Cinnamon Cream Filling
4 tbsp cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp butter, softened
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon
How To Make Lucas’s Brown-Butter Cinnamon Filled Cookies
1. Make the cinnamon filling
Mix the cream cheese, softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Stir until the mix is smooth and thick.
Scoop tiny ½-teaspoon portions onto a plate lined with parchment paper.
Freeze them for 20–25 minutes so they get firm.
2. Brown the butter
Put the butter in a small pot over medium heat.
It melts, then bubbles, then turns golden with little brown bits at the bottom.
When it smells toasty and nutty, take it off the heat.
Pour it into a bowl and let it cool completely.
3. Make the dough
Add the white sugar and light brown sugar to the cooled brown butter.
Mix until combined.
Add the egg and vanilla and mix again.
Add the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Mix until you get a soft dough that holds together.
4. Chill the dough
Place the bowl with the dough in the fridge for 10–15 minutes.
This helps the cookies stay thick and hold the filling.
5. Fill the cookies
Scoop about 1½ tablespoons of dough and flatten it slightly in your hand.
Put one frozen piece of cinnamon filling in the center.
Wrap the dough all around the filling and seal it well.
Roll into a smooth ball and place it on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Repeat with all the dough and filling.
6. Chill the filled balls
Put the tray with the stuffed dough balls in the fridge for at least 15 minutes.
This step helps keep the filling inside and stops the cookies from spreading too much.
7. Bake
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Bake the cookies for 10–12 minutes.
The edges should look golden and the centers should still look soft.
8. Let them rest
Leave the cookies on the tray for 5 minutes before moving them.
The center stays creamy and the outside firms up just enough.
Why This Cookie Is Lucas
If there’s one moment that defines Lucas, it’s the scene where Max is dying because of what Vecna did to her. He’s terrified, shaking, begging her to hold on—but he still tries to comfort her, telling her it’s going to be fine even when he has no idea if that’s true.
This cookie has that exact feeling.
The warm brown-butter base is that steady, soft comfort you’d want in your hands while watching that scene—something sweet and grounding when your heart’s breaking. The cinnamon pockets are those little bursts of emotion that hit you all at once, the way Lucas’s voice cracks as he tries to keep her alive. It’s warm, it’s familiar, it’s the kind of cookie you reach for when you need reassurance.
This cookie feels like Lucas holding Max in that moment—sweet, scared, loyal, and trying so hard to protect someone he loves. That’s why this cookie is him.
Troubleshooting
· The filling leaked out
The filling wasn’t frozen enough or the dough didn’t seal well.
Next time, freeze the filling longer and pinch the dough tighter around it.
· The cookies turned very flat
The dough or the filled balls were too warm.
Chill the dough and the stuffed balls a bit longer before baking.
· The center wasn’t gooey
They baked for too long.
Take them out as soon as the edges turn golden and the center looks soft.
· The dough was too sticky to shape
Add 1 tablespoon of flour and mix again, then chill a bit longer.