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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dessert

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 hServes 12Nutri-Score D€€
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • butter (browned)Dairy225 g
  • brown sugar (packed)Pantry200 g
  • granulated sugarPantry100 g
  • egg (at room temperature)Dairy2 pieces
  • egg yolkDairy1 piece
  • vanilla extractPantry10 ml
  • all-purpose flourGrains280 g
  • cornstarchPantry10 g
  • baking sodaPantry5 g
  • saltSpices5 g
  • dark chocolate (chopped into chunks)Pantry250 g

per serving

Nutrition

313kcal

Carbs
33 g
Proteins
4 g
Fat
18 g
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Tools

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Baking tray
  • Oven

step by step

Method

  1. Brown the butter

    • Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
    • Keep cooking until the milk solids turn golden brown and smell nutty, about 8 minutes.
    • Never melt the butter in the microwave.
    Step 1
  2. Mix the sugars and eggs

    • Pour the browned butter into a mixing bowl with the brown sugar and granulated sugar and whisk.
    • Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth and glossy.
    Step 2
  3. Add the dry ingredients

    • Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
    • Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture until just combined.
    Step 3
  4. Fold in the chocolate

    • Fold the chopped dark chocolate chunks into the dough.
    Step 4
  5. Chill the dough

    • Shape the dough into large balls and chill so the cookies stay thick.
    Step 5
  6. Bake the cookies

    • Place the dough balls on a baking tray, spaced apart.
    • Bake at 180 °C until the edges are set and the centers are still soft.
    Step 6
  7. Cool and serve

    • Let the cookies cool on the tray for a few minutes.
    • Serve warm, ideally with ice cream.
    Step 7