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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with rich, nutty flavor from perfectly browned butter. The warm, almost caramel-like notes of the brown butter pair beautifully with melty chocolate chips, giving the classic chocolate chip cookie an extra layer of deliciousness. With golden edges and soft centers, these are the kind of homemade cookies that make it hard to stop at just one.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 29 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter browned
  • ½ cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla paste
  • 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream slightly warmed or room temperature
  • 1 ½ cup of mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line two baking pans with parchment paper.
  2. Cream together the browned butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
  3. Next add in the egg, the egg yolk, and the vanilla paste. Mix until well combined.
  4. Add in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until well combined.
  5. Add in heavy whipping cream and mix until well combined.
  6. Add in chocolate chips.
  7. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  8. Create cookie dough balls using a medium cookie scoop, place dough on baking pans.
  9. Cook for 12 to 14 minutes, until the cookie looks just set on the edges.
  10. Leave cookies on the baking pan to cool as they will continue to cook while cooling on the baking pan.
  11. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

If using a small cookie scoop, cook for 8 to 9 minutes. If using a large cookie scoop, cook for 14 to 16 minutes.