Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

A bitten brown butter chocolate chip cookie surrounded by more cookies.

5 from 12 votes

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 7

Total Time: 22

Servings: cookies

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Ai Willis

Once you try these brown butter chocolate chip cookies, you won't go back to regular cookies! With the depth of flavor from the browned butter combined with the crisp edges and soft chewy texture, these brown butter cookies are the ultimate cookies

Adapted from Bon Appétit

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Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter cubed
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda
7 oz good quality chocolate, chopped
⅔ cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped optional
flaky salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
Put the brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl and set it aside.
Put the unsalted butter in a pan on medium heat for about 5 minutes until the butter turns golden and the milk solids have browned at the bottom of the pan. Pour the browned butter over the sugar and stir. Scrape all of the browned milk solids off the bottom of the pan and add it to the bowl. Set aside to cool.
In a separate bowl, add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and fine sea salt and whisk together to combine.
To the browned butter mixture, add the egg and egg yolks one at a time and stir after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and stir again.
Put the flour mixture into the butter mixture and mix together with a spatula or wooden spoon. When most of the flour is mixed in but you still have bits of flour showing, add the chocolate chips and hazelnuts if using, and fold them in only until the flour doesn't show anymore.
Using a cookie scoop (mine holds 4 teaspoons), scoop out the dough onto the baking sheet and sprinkle on a pinch of flaky salt on each dough (optional: top with some chocolate). Bake in the oven for 6-8 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on the baking sheet.

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