# Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are the best brown butter chocolate chip cookies of all time.

- Total time: 42 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.75 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 0.25 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1.75 cups spooned and leveled all-purpose flour
- 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
- sea salt

## Instructions

1. Put 3/4 cup of butter on low heat on the stove.
2. Wait for the butter to bubble up.
3. Continue cooking until it turns a beautiful golden brown color.
4. Take the browned butter off the heat and add 1 cup of light brown sugar and 1/4 cup of white sugar to it.
5. Mix until just combined.
6. Add 1 large egg yolk, 1 whole egg, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
7. Mix until combined.
8. Add 1 3/4 cups of spooned and leveled all-purpose flour.
9. Add 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of salt.
10. Mix until just combined.
11. Add 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (or 8oz of chopped chocolate).
12. Mix the chocolate chips into the dough.
13. Scoop your cookie dough into 2oz balls.
14. Roll the dough balls between your hands.
15. Add a few more pieces of chocolate to the top of each cookie dough ball.
16. Chill the cookies for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
17. Cover the cookies before placing them in the fridge.
18. Bake the cookies at 350°F (175°C) for 11 to 12 minutes.
19. Top your baked cookies with a little sea salt.

## Equipment

- stove
- pot
- spatula
- bowl
- cookie scoop
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- fridge

## Tips

- Using 3 times as much vanilla as normal is worth it for enhanced flavor.
- Chilling the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes deepens the flavor and leads to a better texture.
- Top your cookies with a little sea salt after baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSUhEYWXo/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/755b1668-7e54-40ed-9808-82b4aada022a
- Extracted: 2025-10-10

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