Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

22 servings
My Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk cookies have the perfect balance of slightly crispy edges and super soft, tender, and chewy centers. I love how the brown butter contributes to the nutty caramel notes and gives the cookies a slight denseness, which makes the cookies have a satisfying, substantial texture. You've love the semi sweet chocolate chunks in each bite and how the flaky salt adds a delicate crunch and burst of saltiness.

Ingredients

  • unsalted butter)

    cut into pieces (this helps it melt evenly and brown better

    12 tbsp
  • dark brown sugar
    1 c
  • granulated sugar
    ½ c
  • egg

    room temperature

    1 large
  • egg yolk

    room temperature

    1 large
  • whole milk
    2 tbsp
  • pure vanilla extract
    1 tbsp
  • all purpose flour for best results )

    spooned and leveled, I recommend weighing the flour (~300 grams

    2 ⅝ c
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • baking soda
    1 tsp
  • baking powder
    ½ tsp
  • bars semi sweet chocolate

    divided

    2 oz
  • flaky sea salt

    for finishing

Directions

  1. 1

    Note: see recipe notes below about cookies not spreading or cookie dough being dry.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Brown the butter: For a detailed tutorial, see this post on how to brown butter.  Allow the butter to cool slightly, ~10-15 minutes.

    Step 3
  4. 4

    Beat in the sugars into the brown butter using a hand mixer.

    Step 4
  5. 5

    Add in eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat again.

    Step 5
  6. 6

    Sift in the dry ingredients and fold just until combined. (Keep stirring, the cookie dough will come together!)

    Step 6
  7. 7

    Fold in only 3/4 cup of the chocolate chunks (we will use the rest of the chunks to decorate the tops). Dough should feel like cookie dough, if it feels dry still add a splash more milk and stir to combine.

    Step 7
  8. 8

    Dunk a cookie dough ball in the remaining chopped chocolate so the pieces cover the tops of the cookie dough balls. Press chocolate into cookie slightly just to be sure it sticks. You can slightly flatten them to get a good surface so the chocolate sticks if thats easier! Repeat with remaining cookie dough balls and place 6 cookies on a baking sheet at a time. (Should yield ~22 cookies)

    Step 8
  9. 9

    Bake for 10-11 minutes (I like to go slightly underbaked for a delicious chewy cookie, the edges should be a light golden brown and centers still a little gooey looking, they will continue to bake on baking sheet when removed from oven).  Swirl a cup around the edges of the cookies to give them a perfect circular look if needed.

    Step 9
  10. 10

    Rest on cookie sheet just 2-3 minutes then gently transfer to a cooling rack to cool and garnish with flaky sea salt if desired.

    Step 10
Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

40 min22 servings177 cal

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