Brown Butter Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 100 g unsalted butter
• 0.333 cup cane sugar
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 125 g all-purpose flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 0.5 tsp salt
• chocolate (Amount not specified in the source)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Place the butter in a pan and cook until melted. Continue cooking, swirling the pan often and stirring with a whisk, until the butter foams and turns golden brown and nutty, about 3–4 minutes.

3. 3

   Transfer the brown butter to a bowl. Add the brown sugar and cane sugar, and mix to combine.

4. 4

   Add the egg and whisk well for 1–2 minutes, or mix with an electric mixer, until the mixture has lightened in color and thickened.

5. 5

   Add the vanilla extract and mix well.

6. 6

   Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix with a rubber spatula until some flour streaks remain; this helps prevent overworking the dough.

7. 7

   Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour before baking.

8. 8

   Add the chocolate and mix it into the dough with a rubber spatula.

9. 9

   Scoop the dough with a cookie scoop and place the portions on a prepared baking sheet.

10. 10

    Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the edges are golden brown and firm while the centers are still soft.

11. 11

    Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack and let them cool completely.

12. 12

    Repeat with the remaining dough, using a fresh, cooled, parchment-lined baking sheet.

Notes

The source does not specify the amount or type of chocolate. It also does not specify the number or size of cookies; the serving estimate assumes approximately 12 cookies.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cookies
• baked
• brown butter
• chocolate
• vegetarian