# Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

- 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
- 8 oz chopped chocolate
- sea salt

## Instructions

1. Start by putting 3/4 of a cup of butter on low heat on the stove.
2. First it'll start to bubble up like this, and eventually it'll turn this beautiful golden brown color.
3. Take it off the heat.
4. Then add in 1 cup of light brown sugar and 1/4 cup of white sugar.
5. Mix that until just combined.
6. Then add in 1 large egg yolk, 1 whole egg, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla.
7. Then add in 1 3/4 cups of spooned and leveled all purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt.
8. Mix this until just combined.
9. Then add in 2 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips (or 8oz of chopped chocolate).
10. From there scoop your cookie dough into 2oz balls.
11. Roll them between your hands.
12. Add a few more pieces of chocolate to the top of each cookie.
13. Then you need to chill these cookies for at least 30 minutes.
14. Cover them place them in the fridge.
15. When you're ready, bake at 350F for 11 to 12 minutes.
16. Always top your cookies with a little sea salt.

## Equipment

- stove
- fridge

## Tips

- This recipe uses 3 times the normal amount of vanilla, and it's worth it for the flavor.
- Add a few more pieces of chocolate to the top of each cookie before baking for better appearance.
- Chilling the cookies for at least 30 minutes helps deepen the flavor and leads to a better texture.
- Always top your cookies with a little sea salt after baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTk4hBd62/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cd33e26e-01cb-49b1-9cbe-24e26f737a7c
- Extracted: 2026-04-27

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