Next Level Chocolate Chip Cookies

Next Level Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Browned butter, an extra egg yolk and the pan dropping technique take these cookies to a whole new level!
  • Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 1 yield(s)
Prep Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 7 oz semi-sweet or 60% dark chocolate or chocolate chips (about 1 cup)
Instructions
  1. Melt butter in a 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Continue to cook, swirling pan constantly until butter is dark brown and has a nutty aroma, about 1-3 minutes.
  3. Set butter aside to cool a bit in a bowl while you prepare your other ingredients.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt and baking soda.
  5. Rough chop chocolate if using a chocolate bar.
  6. Mix sugars in a bowl.
  7. Add melted butter and egg and vanilla and mix to combine after each addition on low speed.
  8. Add flour mixture and mix until combined.
  9. Fold in chocolate.
  10. Cover and chill in fridge for 30-40 minutes, or up to 1 day.
  11. Preheat oven to 350 F
  12. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mat.
  13. Once dough has chilled, Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto baking sheet, 8 cookies per sheet. You may need to press in the chocolate chunks on top of the dough if they fall off.
  14. Bake cookies 2 sheets at a time.
  15. After 6 minutes, pick up each sheet and drop on the oven rack 2-3 times to knock the air out of the cookies, then swap which rack the cookies are on.
  16. Repeat the “dropping” every 2 minute until the cookies are done, about 8 – 10 minutes, with a final set of drops at the end of cooking.
  17. Leave to set on pan at least 5 minutes so that the cookie and chocolate can firm up before moving to rack to cool completely.