# Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

A recipe for the best brown butter chocolate chip cookies of all time.

- Total time: 41 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
- 1.75 cups all purpose flour
- 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 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. Wait for the butter to turn a beautiful golden brown color.
4. Take the butter off the heat.
5. Add 1 cup of light brown sugar to the butter.
6. Add 1/4 cup of white sugar to the butter and brown sugar mixture.
7. Mix until just combined.
8. Add 1 large egg yolk to the mixture.
9. Add 1 whole egg to the mixture.
10. Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla to the mixture.
11. Mix the mixture until combined.
12. Add 1 3/4 cups of spooned and leveled all-purpose flour to the mixture.
13. Add 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda to the mixture.
14. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the mixture.
15. Mix until just combined.
16. Add 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (or 8oz of chopped chocolate) to the dough.
17. Mix the chocolate chips into the dough.
18. Scoop your cookie dough into 2oz balls.
19. Roll the cookie dough balls between your hands.
20. Add a few more pieces of chocolate to the top of each cookie.
21. Chill the cookies for at least 30 minutes.
22. Cover them and place them in the fridge.
23. Bake at 350°F for 11 to 12 minutes.
24. Top your cookies with a little sea salt.

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Adding 3 times as much vanilla as normal is worth it for flavor.
- Chilling the cookies for at least 30 minutes helps to deepen flavor and leads to a better texture.
- Always top your cookies with a little sea salt.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSBpjWTto/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/92eae557-329b-4e68-ba6f-b5bafe33b6e2
- Extracted: 2025-07-15

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