# Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is 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 extract
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- sea salt

## Instructions

1. Place 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.
5. Add light brown sugar to the butter.
6. Add white sugar to the butter and brown sugar mixture.
7. Mix until just combined.
8. Add a large egg yolk to the mixture.
9. Add a whole egg to the mixture.
10. Add a tablespoon of vanilla to the mixture.
11. Mix until well combined.
12. Add spooned and leveled all-purpose flour to the mixture.
13. Add baking soda to the flour mixture.
14. Add salt to the flour mixture.
15. Mix until just combined.
16. Add semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) to the dough.
17. Mix the chocolate chips into the dough.
18. Scoop the cookie dough into 2-ounce balls.
19. Roll the cookie dough balls between your hands to smooth them.
20. Add a few more pieces of chocolate to the top of each cookie.
21. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
22. Chill the cookies in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
23. Cover the cookies with foil before placing them in the fridge.
24. Bake the cookies at 350°F for 11 to 12 minutes.
25. Top the baked cookies with a little sea salt.

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Use three times as much vanilla as normal for enhanced flavor.
- Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes to deepen flavor and improve texture.
- Always top your cookies with a little sea salt after baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdQvTWd3/
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- Extracted: 2025-08-14

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