Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies have everything you love in a bakery-style treat with perfectly chewy centers, crisp edges, tons of chocolate, and a rich, nutty flavor with notes of caramel.

Prep Time20

Cook Time8

Total Time28

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best brown butter chocolate chip cookies, brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe, brown butter chocolate chip cookies, brown butter chocolate chip cookies recipe, browned butter chocolate chip cookies

Servings: 3-inch diameter cookies

Calories: 275kcal

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar lightly packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg large
1 egg yolk large
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 ounces chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt (optional garnish)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Melt the butter in a large, light-colored skillet over medium-low heat until bubbling.
After the bubbling subsides, gently cook the butter until toasty brown and fragrant, swirling the pan occasionally to promote even heating.
Pour the brown butter into a large, heat-safe mixing bowl, and stir in the brown sugar and granulated sugar.
Stir in the egg until fully incorporated.
Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla until smooth.
Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Fold in the chocolate chips, and use a trigger scoop to measure 3 tablespoons of dough at a time, placing the dough balls on the prepared baking sheets with about an inch or two in between for spreading.
Bake until set around the edges but still very moist in the centers (approx. 7 to 9 minutes).
Garnish with sea salt (if desired), and cool completely on the baking sheets.

Notes

For more info on the brown butter, click here: How to Brown Butter.

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