Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: Various
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp kosher salt; 2 cups chocolate chips; Flaky sea salt for topping

Chewy, nutty chocolate chip cookies with browned butter and sea salt. The only cookie recipe you'll ever need.

Baking

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🕐 Prep: 20 min | 🔥 Cook: 12 min | ⏱️ Total: 32 min

Equipment

Ingredients

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Instructions

Brown the Butter

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, swirling occasionally. Cook until golden brown and nutty-smelling, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully — it goes from brown to burned quickly.
2. Pour into a large bowl. Refrigerate 30 minutes until solid but scoopable.

Make the Dough

1. Beat chilled brown butter with both sugars until fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
3. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
4. Fold in chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough 1 hour (or overnight for best results).

Bake

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Scoop 2-tbsp balls onto parchment-lined sheet pans, 2 inches apart.
2. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are golden but centers look underdone.
3. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt immediately. Cool on pan 10 minutes.

Cook's Notes

💡 Chilling the dough overnight makes a massive difference in flavor and texture.
💡 Browned butter = toffee/caramel undertones that regular melted butter can't match.
💡 Underbake slightly — they firm up as they cool.