🍪 Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients * ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter * 1 cup light brown sugar, packed * ¼ cup granulated sugar * 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk * 2 tbsp vanilla extract * 1¾ cups all-purpose flour * ¾ tsp salt * ¾ tsp baking soda * 1½ chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark) * Coarse salt, for sprinkling Instructions 1. Brown the butter:
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt ½ cup butter, stirring often. Continue cooking until it foams, turns golden brown, and smells nutty.
Remove from heat and let cool until solidified (refrigerate to speed this up). 2. Cream the butter and sugars:
In a mixing bowl, beat the solidified brown butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. 3. Add wet ingredients:
Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth and glossy. 4. Combine dry ingredients:
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda. 5. Fold together:
Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined — do not overmix. 6. Add chocolate:
Fold in 1½ of chocolate chips. 7. Scoop and chill:
Scoop dough into balls (about 2 tbsp each) and place on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle with coarse salt and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 8. Bake:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Bake for 14 minutes, until edges are set but centers are still puffy.
Do not overbake — they’ll finish setting as they cool. 9. Cool & enjoy:
Let cookies cool for a few minutes before transferring to a rack.
Enjoy warm with soft centers and caramelized edges.