Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups flour (or 1¼ cup whole wheat flour and 1¼ cup all purpose flour)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips/chunks
  • sea salt, for sprinkling on top
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking frequently. Whisk till the butter turns a little light brown. Takes about 5- 8 mins. Let cool to room temperature.
  3. Though this step in the original recipe is done in a separate bowl, I just add both the sugars in the pan that has the melted butter and whisk until smooth.
  4. Add in the eggs and vanilla essence
  5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and kosher salt.
  6. Add the dry ingredient to the sugar-butter mix until just combined. You do not want to over mix and work the gluten as that will result in tough cookies. Let cool completely before adding the chocolate chips. See note in blog post
  7. Once completely cool, fold in the chocolate chips in the batter.
  8. Scoop 2 tsp size portions on to the tray and flatten slightly. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  9. Bake for 8-10 minutes (mine took 10 minutes) and remove from the oven.
  10. Let cool on the trays till they can be transferred to a cooling rack.
  11. Eat and enjoy!
Recipe by The Novice Housewife at https://novicehousewife.com/2012/02/13/browned-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/