Dessert / 35 minutes

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy cookies with crisp edges, pools of dark chocolate, and a little brown butter depth.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • Flaky salt, for finishing

Method

  1. Brown the butter in a small pan until nutty and amber, then cool 10 minutes.
  2. Whisk flour, baking soda, and kosher salt in a bowl.
  3. Beat butter with both sugars, then mix in the egg and vanilla.
  4. Fold in the dry ingredients and chocolate until just combined.
  5. Scoop onto a lined pan and bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
  6. Finish warm cookies with flaky salt and cool on the pan.