Brown Butter Brookies

45m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Brown butter in a pan.
  2. 2Separate the brown butter into two bowls, allowing one to cool.
  3. 3Add chopped chocolate to the hot brown butter and mix until melted.
  4. 4Add cocoa powder and vanilla extract to the chocolate mixture and mix until combined.
  5. 5Combine brown sugar and eggs in a separate bowl and whisk until light and fluffy.
  6. 6Pour the chocolate and brown butter mixture into the egg and sugar mixture and mix until combined.
  7. 7Add flour and salt to the chocolate batter and fold with a rubber spatula until the flour is nearly mixed in.
  8. 8Add chocolate chips and fold to distribute evenly for the brownie batter.
  9. 9Combine cooled brown butter with brown and granulated sugars and mix.
  10. 10Add eggs to the sugar and butter mixture and mix until paler and thicker.
  11. 11Add vanilla extract and mix to combine.
  12. 12Add flour, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder to the cookie batter and fold with a spatula until almost all the flour is mixed in.
  13. 13Add chocolate chips and mix until no flour remains for the cookie dough.
  14. 14Alternate transferring both doughs into a parchment-lined 8x8 pan.
  15. 15Bake the brookies until a knife inserted comes out mostly clean, indicating they are ready.
  16. 16Release on good behavior.
  17. 17Enjoy your brookies.

Ingredients

  • 339 g butter
  • 130 g chocolate
  • 75 g Dutch processed cocoa powder
  • dash vanilla extract or paste
  • 325 g light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 115 g all-purpose flour
  • pinch salt
  • 85 g chocolate chips
  • 60 g granulated sugar
  • 140 g brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract/paste
  • 190 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp espresso powder
  • 100 g chocolate chips

Equipment

panwhiskrubber spatulabowloven8x8 pan

Tips

  • Bake quickly before it escapes.
  • Release on good behavior.