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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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  • Author: Megan Keno
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 22 minutes
  • Total Time: 42 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Brown butter takes these sweet and rich chocolate chip cookies to another level!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Butter, browned and cooled
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Brown Butter:

  1. In a small saucepan over medium to medium high heat, melted butter and bring to a light simmer. Stirring or whisking constantly allow butter to simmer until it foams. About 3-4 minutes.
  2. Whisk vigorously until the foam just starts to turn golden brown.
  3. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl to cool. Allow butter to cool and solidify slightly.

Cookies:

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, mix together brown sugar and white sugar. Add in cooled brown butter. Beat in vanilla extract.
  4. When it mixes and becomes light and fluffy, add in eggs beating for 30 seconds between each egg.
  5. In 1/2 cup increments, with mixer set on low, mix in flour mixture until all has been just combined.
  6. Pour in 2 cups of chocolate chips and stir until just combined.
  7. With a cookie scoop, scoop out cookies onto a cookie sheet and bake for 21-22 minutes.
  8. Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool on a wire rack. Devour.

Notes

Megan Pence-Keno Chocolate Chip Cookies