{"format":"dagwood/rgf@1","slug":"brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies","title":"Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies","blurb":"Chewy, crisp-edged cookies with deep toffee flavor from browned butter and puddles of melted dark chocolate.","servings":20,"yield":"about 20 cookies","tags":["cookies","baking","dessert","chocolate"],"cuisine":"American","difficulty":"medium","image":"/img/brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies.webp","imageAlt":"Golden brown chocolate chip cookies with crackled tops, melted chocolate pools and flakes of sea salt, spread out on parchment","lines":[{"id":"cookies","name":"Cookies"},{"id":"butter","name":"Brown butter"},{"id":"dry","name":"Dry mix"},{"id":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate"}],"ingredients":[{"id":"brown-sugar","name":"dark brown sugar","qty":1,"unit":"cup","prep":"packed","line":"cookies","subs":[{"name":"light brown sugar","qty":1,"unit":"cup","note":"Milder caramel flavor, slightly less chewy"}]},{"id":"sugar","name":"granulated sugar","qty":0.5,"unit":"cup","line":"cookies"},{"id":"eggs","name":"large eggs","qty":2,"unit":"","prep":"at room temperature","line":"cookies"},{"id":"vanilla","name":"vanilla extract","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","line":"cookies"},{"id":"flaky-salt","name":"flaky sea salt","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","line":"cookies"},{"id":"butter","name":"unsalted butter","qty":2,"unit":"stick","prep":"cut into pieces","line":"butter","subs":[{"name":"salted butter","qty":2,"unit":"stick","note":"Works fine. Cut the kosher salt to 1/2 tsp"}]},{"id":"flour","name":"all-purpose flour","qty":2.25,"unit":"cup","prep":"spooned and leveled","line":"dry","subs":[{"name":"bread flour","qty":2.25,"unit":"cup","note":"Chewier and a little taller"}]},{"id":"baking-soda","name":"baking soda","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","line":"dry"},{"id":"salt","name":"kosher salt","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","prep":"Diamond Crystal","line":"dry","subs":[{"name":"table salt","qty":0.5,"unit":"tsp","note":"Saltier by volume, so use half"}]},{"id":"chocolate","name":"dark chocolate","qty":10,"unit":"oz","prep":"60 to 70% cacao","line":"chocolate","subs":[{"name":"semisweet chocolate chips","qty":10,"unit":"oz","note":"Hold their shape instead of melting into pools. Skip the chopping"}]}],"steps":[{"id":"brown-butter","line":"butter","verb":"Brown","text":"Melt {butter} in a light-colored saucepan over medium heat, then keep swirling until it foams and the solids on the bottom turn deep golden and smell nutty.","min":7,"hands":"on","after":[],"uses":["butter"],"heat":"medium","tool":"light-colored saucepan","why":"A light pan lets you see the solids brown, so you catch them before they burn."},{"id":"cool-butter","line":"butter","verb":"Cool","text":"Scrape the butter and every browned bit into a large bowl and let it cool until warm, not hot.","min":15,"hands":"off","after":["brown-butter"],"uses":[],"tool":"large bowl","why":"Hot butter scrambles the eggs and makes greasy, flat cookies."},{"id":"preheat","line":"cookies","verb":"Preheat","text":"Heat the oven with racks in the upper and lower thirds.","min":15,"hands":"off","after":[],"uses":[],"heat":"350°F","tool":"oven"},{"id":"whisk-dry","line":"dry","verb":"Whisk","text":"Whisk {flour}, {baking-soda} and {salt} together in a bowl.","min":2,"hands":"on","after":[],"uses":["flour","baking-soda","salt"]},{"id":"chop","line":"chocolate","verb":"Chop","text":"Roughly chop {chocolate} into chunks and shards.","min":4,"hands":"on","after":[],"uses":["chocolate"]},{"id":"mix-wet","line":"cookies","verb":"Whisk","text":"Whisk {brown-sugar} and {sugar} into the cooled butter until smooth, then whisk in {eggs} and {vanilla} until glossy and slightly thickened.","min":3,"hands":"on","after":["cool-butter"],"uses":["brown-sugar","sugar","eggs","vanilla"]},{"id":"fold","line":"cookies","verb":"Fold","text":"Fold in the flour mixture with a spatula until just a few streaks remain, then fold in the chocolate.","min":2,"hands":"on","after":["mix-wet","whisk-dry","chop"],"uses":[]},{"id":"chill","line":"cookies","verb":"Chill","text":"Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough.","min":30,"hands":"off","after":["fold"],"uses":[],"optional":true,"tool":"fridge","why":"Rested dough spreads less and bakes up chewier, with deeper toffee flavor."},{"id":"scoop","line":"cookies","verb":"Scoop","text":"Line 2 sheet pans with parchment. Scoop the dough into balls of about 3 tablespoons (55 g) and set them 2 inches apart.","min":5,"hands":"on","after":["fold","chill"],"uses":[],"tool":"cookie scoop"},{"id":"bake","line":"cookies","verb":"Bake","text":"Bake until the edges are golden and the centers still look a little underdone.","min":12,"hands":"off","after":["scoop","preheat"],"uses":[],"heat":"350°F","tool":"oven","checks":[{"at":6,"text":"Swap the sheets between racks and turn them around"}]},{"id":"sprinkle","line":"cookies","verb":"Sprinkle","text":"Sprinkle the hot cookies with {=flaky-salt}.","min":0.5,"hands":"on","after":["bake"],"uses":["flaky-salt"],"optional":true},{"id":"cool","line":"cookies","verb":"Cool","text":"Let the cookies set on the sheets, then move them to a rack.","min":5,"hands":"off","after":["bake","sprinkle"],"uses":[],"tool":"wire rack","why":"They finish cooking on the hot sheet and are too soft to move right away."},{"id":"serve","line":"cookies","verb":"Serve","text":"Serve warm, or cool completely and store airtight for up to 3 days.","min":1,"hands":"on","after":["cool"],"uses":[]}],"serve":"serve","notes":["For even deeper flavor, chill the dough up to 72 hours.","Scooped dough balls freeze well. Bake straight from frozen, adding 1 to 2 minutes.","If your oven runs uneven, bake one sheet at a time on the middle rack for about 11 minutes."],"license":"CC BY 4.0"}