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brown butter chocolate chip cookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These browned butter chocolate chip cookies are chewy in the middle, crisp on the edges, and layered with a nutty, caramel flavor.
A touch of cinnamon and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt take them from everyday cookies to a bakery-level treat
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 27 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 180
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup 115 g butter
  • ½ cup 100 g white sugar
  • ½ cup 110 g light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp 10 ml vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp 3 g salt
  • ½ tsp 3 g baking soda
  • 1 dash 1 g cinnamon
  • 1⅓ cups 170 g all-purpose flour / plain flour (UK)
  • 1 heaping cup 175–180 g chocolate chips (half semisweet, half dark)

Equipment

  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Brown butter in a saucepan, transfer to bowl, and cool 5–10 minutes.
  2. Whisk in white and brown sugars until smooth, then add egg and mix.
  3. Stir in vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and sprinkle baking soda on top.
  4. Fold in flour and chocolate chips until just combined.
  5. Wrap dough in cling film and chill 2 hours or overnight.
  6. Preheat oven to 350°F, line trays with parchment, and roll dough into balls.
  7. Bake 11–12 minutes, sprinkle with flaky salt, and cool on rack.