Brown the butter

• Put 3/4 cup of butter in a pan on low heat on the stove.
• Let it bubble up, then keep cooking until it turns a beautiful golden brown color.
• Take it off the heat.

Mix in the sugars

• Add 1 cup of light brown sugar and 1/4 cup of white sugar to the browned butter.
• Mix until just combined.

Add the eggs and vanilla

• Add 1 large egg yolk, 1 whole egg and 1 tablespoon of vanilla.
• Mix to combine (this is 3 times as much vanilla as normal and it's worth it).

Add the dry ingredients

• Add 1 3/4 cups of spooned and leveled all purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Mix until just combined.

Fold in the chocolate

• Add 2 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips (or 8 oz of chopped chocolate).
• Fold until evenly distributed.

Scoop and top the dough

• Scoop the cookie dough into 2 oz balls.
• Roll them between your hands.
• Add a few more pieces of chocolate to the top of each cookie.

Chill the dough

• Cover the cookies and place them in the fridge.
• Chill for at least 30 minutes to deepen the flavor and get a better texture.

Bake

• Bake at 350F for 11 to 12 minutes.
• Top the cookies with a little sea salt.