Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with dark brown sugar, chocolate chunks, and a sprinkle of sea salt. They have a crisp edge and soft middle. These are a no mixer required cookie!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt flakes
- 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Brown the butter: Melt the butter in a medium sized pan over medium heat. Once it melts, it will crackle, then become foamy – continue mixing the butter while this happens to prevent burning. The butter will go from melted to golden brown quickly, and you'll know it's almost done when the aroma of browned butter arrives. The whole process should take about 5 minutes! Once golden, remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Let the butter cool for 10 minutes while you begin on the rest of the recipe.1/2 cup butter
- Whisk the butter, sugars, and vanilla together in a bowl.1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, 1/3 cup white sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla
- Add the egg and continue whisking.1 egg
- Toss in the flour, baking soda, and baking powder and fold using a spatula until just combined and there are no dry streaks showing.2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Add in the chocolate.3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Roll the cookies into 12 even balls. Chill for 20 minutes in the fridge. This will help intensify the brown butter flavour into the cookies.
- Once chilled, bake 6 at a time on a baking tray lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 9-10 minutes. The cookies will look slightly underdone in the middle, but crispy on the edge.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest on the cookie tray. This will let the cookies continue to bake from the heat of the tray. Sprinkle flakey sea salt if you'd like. Enjoy!1/4 tsp sea salt flakes