Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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4.7
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Excellent
Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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My Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk cookies have the perfect balance of slightly crispy edges and super soft, tender, and chewy centers. I love how the brown butter contributes to the nutty caramel notes and gives the cookies a slight denseness, which makes the cookies have a satisfying, substantial texture. You've love the semi sweet chocolate chunks in each bite and how the flaky salt adds a delicate crunch and burst of saltiness.
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Ingredients
- 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter cut into pieces (this helps it melt evenly and brown better)
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed light brown will be ok too
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk room temperature
- 2 Tbsp. whole milk
- 1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 2, oz. bars semi sweet chocolate, chopped, divided
- flaky sea salt, for finishing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Brown the butter: For a detailed tutorial, see this post on how to brown butter. Allow the butter to cool slightly, ~10-15 minutes.
- Beat in the sugars into the brown butter using a hand mixer.
- Add in eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat again.
- Sift in the dry ingredients and fold just until combined. (Keep stirring, the cookie dough will come together!)
- Fold in only 3/4 cup of the chocolate chunks (we will use the rest of the chunks to decorate the tops). Dough should feel like cookie dough, if it feels dry still add a splash more milk and stir to combine.
- Dunk a cookie dough ball in the remaining chopped chocolate so the pieces cover the tops of the cookie dough balls. Press chocolate into cookie slightly just to be sure it sticks. You can slightly flatten them to get a good surface so the chocolate sticks if thats easier! Repeat with remaining cookie dough balls and place 6 cookies on a baking sheet at a time. (Should yield ~22 cookies)
- Bake for 10-11 minutes (I like to go slightly underbaked for a delicious chewy cookie, the edges should be a light golden brown and centers still a little gooey looking, they will continue to bake on baking sheet when removed from oven). Swirl a cup around the edges of the cookies to give them a perfect circular look if needed.
- Rest on cookie sheet just 2-3 minutes then gently transfer to a cooling rack to cool and garnish with flaky sea salt if desired.
Notes
- Storage: Store these brown butter cookies in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
177kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
168mg
(7%)
Potassium
39mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
227IU
(5%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 22cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 177 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 177kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 168mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 39mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 227IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
291 reviews
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