← Cookies
easy · 37 min
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crisp at the edges, chewy in the middle, and full of toasted butter flavor.
chocolatemake ahead
A note from Isabel
The extra five minutes of browning the butter is the whole point. It turns a familiar cookie into the one everyone asks you to make again.
Pull them when the centers still look a little underdone. The tray is part of the bake.
The recipe
Let's bake.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 yolk
- 1¾ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ cups chopped dark chocolate
Method
- 01Brown butter until amber and nutty. Pour into a bowl and cool for 10 minutes.
- 02Whisk in sugars, egg, yolk, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and chocolate.
- 03Scoop, chill for 20 minutes, then bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes.