Brown Butter Cookies

Brown Butter Cookies

Brown butter chocolate-chip cookies with dark chocolate and flaky salt.

Ingredients

• 170 g butter
• 200 g brown sugar
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 280 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp fine salt
• 200 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped into chunks and shards
• Flaky salt, for the tops

Instructions

1. 1 Brown the butter in a light-colored pan, swirling, until it foams, smells nutty, and the milk solids turn amber. Pour it into a bowl — every brown bit included — and let it cool 15 minutes.
2. 2 Whisk both sugars into the butter, then the eggs and vanilla, until the mixture looks glossy and slightly thickened.
3. 3 Fold in the flour, baking soda, and fine salt until just combined, then the chocolate. Rest the dough at least 30 minutes; overnight is better.
4. 4 Scoop into balls (about 50g each) and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 10–12 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers still look a touch underdone.
5. 5 Flaky salt immediately, while they're hot. Cool on the tray — they finish setting as they sit, and a warm center is the whole point.