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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Deliciously chewy and crispy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with massive chocolate puddles.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 200 kcal

Equipment

  • medium saucepan
  • cookie scoop
  • Baking sheet
  • parchment paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • rubber spatula

Ingredients
  

Butter and Sugars

  • 150 g unsalted butter cold from the fridge is fine
  • 100 g light or dark brown sugar
  • 60 g granulated sugar

Other Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 150 g all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 g salt (1 tsp)
  • 220 g dark chocolate chopped, plus about 150g additional for the tops of the cookies (optional)

Instructions
 

Baking Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°f / 180°c. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
  • Place the butter in a medium saucepan, and place over medium heat. Cook until the butter has melted, and then continue to cook, swirling the pan often and stirring with a whisk, until the butter foams and turns golden brown and nutty - this should take 3-4 minutes.
  • Weigh out 110g of the brown butter into a medium bowl and leave to cool for 15-20 minutes so that it does not scramble your eggs.
  • Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar to the bowl with the brown butter, and mix to combine.
  • Add the egg and whisk well for 1-2 minutes, or mix using an electric mixer, until the mixture has lightened in colour and has thickened.
  • Add the vanilla and mix well.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine with a rubber spatula until there are some flour streaks remaining - this is to ensure you do not over work the dough.
  • Add the chocolate and mix to incorporate with a rubber spatula.
  • Scoop 6 cookies (about 55g per cookie dough ball) using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop onto the prepared baking sheet. If desired, flatten each ball of dough, press more chocolate pieces on the top, and roll into a ball. Arrange evenly apart on the pan. Keep the remainder of the batter in the bowl lightly covered with plastic wrap.
  • Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes, until the edges are set. Bake for longer if you would like your cookies to be crispier. Remove from the oven and bang the pan briefly on the counter to help deflate the cookies.
  • If you would like to help your cookies to be perfectly round, use a cookie cutter slightly larger than the cookie to ‘scoot’ them into a perfectly round shape.
  • Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with flaky sea salt. Allow to cool on the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Repeat the baking process with the remainder of the cookies. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Notes

If you are worried about browning butter - don't be! I have a full guide on brown butter 101. Different butters will have different moisture levels, which affects the yield of brown butter. The quantity of the butter in these browned butter cookies is important here.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 300IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baking, Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, chewy cookies, crispy cookies, dessert, easy cookies
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