Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ready to add a new staple to your baking repertoire? We’ve got the recipe for you. This classic, chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe is elevated by the addition of irresistible toasty, nutty browned butter and is a great go-to for bake sales, family get-togethers, or the next time a late-night cookie craving hits.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 2  cups butter, softened (4 sticks)
• 1 1⁄4 cups white sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon  nielsen-massey madagascar bourbon pure vanilla extract
• 2  eggs
• 4  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1 3⁄4 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cut butter into evenly sized pieces. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Using your whisk, gently swirl butter around the pan to evenly melt.
3. Once the butter is melted completely, it will begin to foam. Turn heat down to medium and let it bubble for 2-3 minutes, whisking frequently until brown bits appear. As soon as the butter is toasty brown and smells nutty, remove from heat and transfer into a heat-proof bowl to cool.
4. Once butter is cooled, mix with sugars, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stirring until fully combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Spoon batter using a #40 scoop (similar to a metal ice cream scoop) or a rounded measuring tablespoon and drop onto an ungreased insulated baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until light brown. Remove immediately from baking sheet and let chocolate chip cookies cool on wire rack.