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Brown Butter Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These brown butter sea salt chocolate chip cookies are worth hiding from the kids! Ok, or at least make a double batch so there's more than enough to go around. The crisp edges and buttery soft centers are what dreams cravings are made of.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 172 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chunks or chopped from a bar of chocolate
- Flaky sea salt for garnish (Maldon works great)
Instructions
- Place the butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Let it cook, swirling the pan a few times, for about 5 minutes, or until it smells roasted and is brown. It will foam up a lot at first and once the foam settles down, it is browned.
- Transfer the brown butter to a large, heatproof bowl, making sure to scrape out all the tasty brown specks. Place the butter in your fridge for at least one hour, or until it's solidified but still soft.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sea salt, and baking soda.
- Add both of the sugars to the brown butter and beat using electric beaters for 1 minute. Add the eggs, water, and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Add the flour all at once and beat until it just barely comes together, about 15 seconds. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
- Place a piece of parchment paper in the bowl directly on top of the cookie dough. Place the bowl into your fridge for at least 4 hours - or up to 4 days.
- When you're ready to bake the cookies, preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop the dough into balls using a large cookie scoop. Place 6 balls of dough on each 13 x 11-inch baking sheet. Don't crowd the sheets ... these cookies will spread a lot!
- Bake the cookies for 13-16 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway. When they come out of the oven immediately sprinkle them with a little Maldon sea salt.
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Notes
- Note: The time to make these cookies reflects the hands-on prep and cooking time and does not include the time it takes to solidify the brown butter or let the cookie dough rest in the fridge.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
172kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
188mg
(8%)
Potassium
22mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
222IU
(4%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 172kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 188mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 22mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 222IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.