Description
Indulgent Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with crispy edges and gooey centers that make every bite a celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- Optional: 1 cup chopped toasted pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Brown the butter: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, swirling occasionally until golden brown; remove from heat and cool for 8–10 minutes.
- Combine sugars and browned butter: Whisk together cooled browned butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until glossy.
- Add eggs and vanilla: Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla until smooth.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Fold everything together: Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
- Add chocolate and nuts: Fold in chocolate chips and optional nuts until just incorporated.
- Chill if desired: Chill dough for 30 minutes for thicker cookies or proceed to baking immediately.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving space between cookies, and bake for 10–12 minutes.
- Cool: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
These cookies can be frozen before or after baking. For thicker cookies, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: brown butter, chocolate chip cookies, dessert, baking, easy cookie recipe