# Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies start with brown butter, which means you cook the butter until the milk solids become toasted, bringing out a nutty flavor.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 0.75 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- vanilla paste/essence
- 1.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- dark chocolate chunks

## Instructions

1. Place unsalted butter in a saucepan on the stove over medium heat.
2. Whisk the butter until it melts and the milk solids become toasted, turning it into brown butter.
3. Pour the brown butter into a large mixing bowl.
4. Add 1/2 cup of sugar and 3/4 cup of brown sugar to the butter.
5. Whisk the sugars into the brown butter until well combined.
6. Add one egg to the mixture.
7. Add vanilla paste or essence.
8. Whisk until the egg and vanilla are fully incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
9. Sift 1 and 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour into the bowl.
10. Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to the flour.
11. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a spatula until a dough forms.
12. Chop dark chocolate into chunks.
13. Add the dark chocolate chunks to the cookie dough.
14. Fold the chocolate chunks into the dough until evenly distributed.
15. Scoop portions of the cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.
16. Add extra chocolate chunks on top of each cookie dough ball for a better appearance after baking.
17. Bake the cookies at 175 degrees Celsius for 12-14 minutes.
18. Once baked, use a small bowl or circular object to gently reshape the warm cookies for perfectly round edges.
19. Sprinkle sea salt flakes on top of the warm cookies.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- whisk
- bowl
- spatula
- chopping board
- knife
- baking sheet
- silicone mat

## Tips

- Brown butter elevates the flavor of any baked goods, so it is highly recommended.
- The formula for any cookie is fat + sugar + binding agent + leavening agent + flour (optional: salt).
- For the best flavor, use vanilla and dark chocolate chunks, never chips.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSBp6Ltyg/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/89ff4d6c-02a3-44b6-a82f-690018a99f52
- Extracted: 2025-07-15

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