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Cookies with chocolate chips, topped with flaky sea salt on a metal cooling rack.

Brown butter chocolate chip cookies

Perfectly chewy with gooey chocolate pockets and a hint of caramel flavor, these Brown butter chocolate chip cookies are easy to make and impossible to resist. Bake a batch, share with friends, or keep them all to yourself—no judgment here!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 14 cookies
Calories: 224kcal
Author: Anna

Equipment

  • Digital kitchen scale
  • Stand mixer or hand mixer and a large mixing bowl
  • Cookie scoop (3-tablespoon cookie scoop)
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 200 g bread flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 150 g unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 90 g white granulated sugar
  • 90 g brown sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 100 g semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 355°F (180°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Place the white and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a light-colored pan over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until the butter turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
  • Once browned, immediately pour the butter into the bowl with the sugar. Whisk well to combine.
  • Add the vanilla extract and the egg, and whisk until emulsified.
  • Sift in the flour, salt, and baking soda, and mix just until no dry ingredients are visible.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Scoop 14 even dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake one batch at a time for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies have spread and the edges are set.
  • Remove from the oven and, if desired, top with flaky sea salt. Let the cookies rest on the sheet for a couple of minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely. Bake the second batch.

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Notes

Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week, or freeze them for up to two months.
Refrigerated the dough for up to four days.
Freeze the dough for up to two months and thaw it in the fridge overnight before baking.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Brown butter chocolate chip cookies
Serving Size
 
1 cookie
Amount per Serving
Calories
224
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
 
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
 
0.4
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Cholesterol
 
35
mg
12
%
Sodium
 
214
mg
9
%
Potassium
 
71
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
27
g
9
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
15
g
17
%
Protein
 
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
 
289
IU
6
%
Calcium
 
16
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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