Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sunny Gecko

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

80Min
24Servings
185Cal
MediumLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
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Equipment

frying pan
stove
mixing bowl
mixing spoon
whisk
baking sheet
oven
measuring spoon
plate

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

unsalted butter (room temperature)

225 g

granulated sugar

100 g

brown sugar

165 g

large egg

1 piece

vanilla extract

10 ml

all-purpose flour

280 g

baking soda

5 g

salt

3 g

chocolate chips

280 g

Instructions

1

Brown the butter

Cook butter until it turns golden brown and develops a nutty aroma

8 minMedium heattimer 8 min
Watch carefully as butter can burn quickly once it starts browning
2

Cream sugars with browned butter

Mix granulated sugar and brown sugar with the cooled brown butter

3 min
3

Add egg and vanilla

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth

2 min
4

Mix dry ingredients

Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl

2 min
5

Combine wet and dry ingredients

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until just combined

3 min
Do not overmix - stop when you can no longer see flour streaks
6

Fold in chocolate chips

Gently fold the chocolate chips into the cookie dough

2 min
Reserve some chocolate chips to press on top of each cookie for better appearance
7

Chill the dough

Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes

30 mintimer 30 min
Chilling prevents spreading and develops better flavor
8

Portion the cookies

Scoop dough into balls and place on baking sheet

10 min
9

Bake the cookies

Bake until edges are golden brown but centers still look slightly underdone

10 min180°Ctimer 10 min
Cookies will continue to cook on the hot baking sheet after removal from oven
10

Cool the cookies

Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack

10 mintimer 5 min

Storage

Fridge: 5 days
Freezer: 90 days
Reheat: Oven 180°C 3-4 minutes to restore crisp edges

Store in airtight container. Freeze baked cookies up to 3 months. Dough can be frozen for up to 2 months

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