Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These delicious brown butter chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy, rich and delicious with a brown butter cookie dough batter, loaded with dark chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks, chopped walnuts, baked to perfection, and topped with sea salt.
Servings: 30 Cookies
Calories: 253kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1½ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Sea salt, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In a frying pan, brown butter over medium heat, stirring constantly until butter turns an amber color. Remove from heat as soon as the butter starts to brown.
- Pour browned butter and brown bits into a medium bowl and set aside to cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Add brown sugar, sugar, egg, egg yolk, vanilla and sour cream to the brown butter. Beat until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt together. Gradually add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and beat on low speed until combined.
- Stir dark chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks and chopped walnuts into cookie dough.
- Using a 1 inch cookie scoop, roll cookie dough and place on ungreased baking sheet(s).
- Bake for 10-11 minutes or until edges start to brown.
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle a bit of sea salt on each cookie, let sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then remove and place on a wire rack to cool.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 204IU | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg