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Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dessert

Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 h 15 minServes 16Nutri-Score D€€
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what you need

Ingredients

16 people
  • butter (browned and cooled slightly)Dairy170 g
  • light brown sugar (packed)Pantry150 g
  • caster sugarPantry80 g
  • golden syrupPantry20 g
  • egg (room temperature)Dairy1 piece
  • egg yolk (room temperature)Dairy1 piece
  • vanilla extractPantry10 ml
  • plain flourGrains250 g
  • baking sodaPantry4 g
  • fine saltSpices4 g
  • dark chocolate (roughly chopped)Pantry200 g
  • flaky sea salt (for sprinkling)Spices2 g

per serving

Nutrition

165kcal

Carbs
19 g
Proteins
2 g
Fat
9 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl ×2
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • Baking tray
  • Kitchen scale

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 it smells nutty, then pour into a bowl and let it cool slightly.
    Step 1
  2. Whisk the sugars and eggs

    • Whisk the brown sugar, caster sugar and golden syrup into the warm brown butter.
    • Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth and glossy.
    Step 2
  3. Make the dough

    • Mix the flour, baking soda and fine salt together.
    • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture with a spatula until just combined.
    • Stir in the chopped chocolate.
    Step 3
  4. Chill the dough

    • Cover the bowl and chill the dough so the cookies stay thick and chewy.
    Step 4
  5. Shape the cookies

    • Heat the oven to 180 °C.
    • Roll the dough into balls and space them out on a lined baking tray.
    Step 5
  6. Bake

    • Bake until the edges are crisp and caramelised and the centres still look slightly soft.
    • Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and let cool on the tray before serving.
    Step 6