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brown butter chocolate chip cookies stacked on a small plate

The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Morgan Peaceman
Look no further for your favorite cookie recipe, because these brown butter chocolate chip cookies are the BEST you'll ever eat.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 26 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 155 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 hand or stand mixer
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 medium bowl
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 2 baking sheets
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams all purpose flour 2 ½ cups
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking salt
  • 1 cup butter browned (2 sticks)
  • 50 grams cane sugar ¼ cup
  • 200 grams light brown sugar 1 cup
  • 2 whole eggs room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

For the Brown Butter

  • Add cubed butter to a light-bottomed medium pan and let the butter melt. Bring the heat to just above a medium flame. It will begin to sputter and foam.
  • Continue to stir the butter and keep on a medium heat, ensuring the solids do not burn at the bottom, approximately 5 minutes.
  • When the butter begins to smell nutty, turn off the heat and pour into a bowl, setting it aside until cool to the touch.

For the Cookies

  • In a large bowl (or in a standing mixer bowl), pour in the cooled brown butter with the cane and light brown sugar.
  • With a hand mixer or with the stand mixer paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until the sugar is fully incorporated and the mixture is light and fluffy, approximately 4-5 minutes.
  • Crack in the eggs and pour in the vanilla extract, then continue to mix until incorporated.
  • To the wet ingredients, pour in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until just combined.
  • Pour in a generous helping of chocolate chips. Using a spatula, fold in the chocolate chips until the cookie dough forms.
  • Using a cookie scoop, form cookie dough balls, roll evenly between your hands, then place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Chill in the fridge for up to an hour. Once the cookies are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350º and bake the cookies in batches of 6-8 for 11-12 minutes, letting them cool for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to fully cool.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 237IUCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg
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