This can be a easy chocolate chip cookie recipe elevated to the subsequent degree by utilizing brown butter. Sure, we’re including yet another step (browning the butter) however I promise it’s price it. It provides a lot taste and dimension to this traditional recipe.
Brown butter can be utilized in just about any recipe that requires butter. I have a tendency to make use of it in baked items, like cookies, candy breads or scones. It provides an nearly nutty taste bordering on caramel or toffee. Brown butter doesn’t require any elements past butter (salted or unsalted, however I have a tendency to make use of unsalted) it merely requires slightly additional time and a focus.
Associated: Subsequent up attempt our recipes for espresso cookies, chocolate chip cookie bars or chocolate chip bread. Yum!
Components
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated white sugar
- Brown sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- All objective flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Chocolate chips
- Flaky sea salt, non-obligatory

How you can make Brown Butter Cookies
First make the brown butter. Reduce the butter into tablespoon items. In a small bot or saucepan warmth the butter over medium to excessive warmth for 7-8 minutes. Use a rubber spatula to stir it from time to time so it heats evenly. The butter will foam some. When you see small bits of brown and the butter smells very nutty (nearly like caramel or toffee nut) take away from warmth. Permit to chill to room temperature or shut earlier than utilizing.
In a big mixing bowl add the cooled butter and sugars. Cream collectively. Then stir within the vanilla extract and egg.
In a smaller bowl mix the flour, salt and baking powder. Whisk collectively. Then add this dry combination to the moist combination and stir to make the dough.
Final add the chocolate chips. Refrigerate the dough for at the least an hour to in a single day earlier than baking. I prefer to go forward scoop all of the dough into cookies earlier than refrigerating, I’ll generally put half within the freezer (espeically if I make a double batch).
If utilizing flaky sea salt add it to the tops of dough balls earlier than baking. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. I are inclined to bake for 12 minutes however I normally test them after 10.

Suggestions and Notes
- You need to use unsalted butter or salted butter to make brown butter. For this recipe (and most baked items) I have a tendency to make use of unsalted butter.
- Brown butter won’t all flip brown, it’ll have small brown flecks in it. What browns within the milk solids, not the complete combination. It might go from brown to burnt fairly shortly, so maintain it a watch on it.
- Crack the egg in a separate, small bowl earlier than including to the batter. This fashion should you see some shell go in you may take away it (with a bigger piece of shell) earlier than including to the batter.
- Chocolate chips are nice however you might additionally use chopped chocolate or substitute different chips like peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, toffee chips, and so on.
- This recipe will make between 12-15 cookies relying how large you make them.

Extra Fashionable Cookie Recipes
- Butter Cookies
- Ricotta Cookies
- No Bake Cookies
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- M&M cookies
- Pinwheel Cookies
- Cowboy Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
- Molasses Cookies
- Birthday Cake Cookies


Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Components
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ cups all objective flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 10 ounces chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt non-obligatory
Directions
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First make the brown butter. Reduce the butter into tablespoon items. In a small bot or saucepan warmth the butter over medium to excessive warmth for 7-8 minutes. Use a rubber spatula to stir it from time to time so it heats evenly. The butter will foam some. When you see small bits of brown and the butter smells very nutty (nearly like caramel or toffee nut) take away from warmth. Permit to chill to room temperature or shut earlier than utilizing.
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In a big mixing bowl add the cooled butter and sugars. Cream collectively. Then stir within the vanilla extract and egg.
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In a smaller bowl mix the flour, salt and baking powder. Whisk collectively.
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Then add this dry combination to the moist combination and stir to make the dough.
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Final add the chocolate chips. Refrigerate the dough for at the least an hour to in a single day earlier than baking. I prefer to go forward scoop all of the dough into cookies earlier than refrigerating, I’ll generally put half within the freezer (espeically if I make a double batch).
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If utilizing flaky sea salt add it to the tops of dough balls earlier than baking. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. I are inclined to bake for 12 minutes however I normally test them after 10.
Notes
- You need to use unsalted butter or salted butter to make brown butter. For this recipe (and most baked items) I have a tendency to make use of unsalted butter.
- Brown butter won’t all flip brown, it’ll have small brown flecks in it. What browns within the milk solids, not the complete combination. It might go from brown to burnt fairly shortly, so maintain it a watch on it.
- Crack the egg in a separate, small bowl earlier than including to the batter. This fashion should you see some shell go in you may take away it (with a bigger piece of shell) earlier than including to the batter.
- Chocolate chips are nice however you might additionally use chopped chocolate or substitute different chips like peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, toffee chips, and so on.

