Browned Butter Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

These delicious cookies have a browned butter taste, salt and melted gooey chocolate! Doesn’t get much better than that. Recipe is from pinchofyum.com. Let’s get baking!

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips or chocolate chunks

DIRECTIONS:

1. For the browned butter: Cut the butter into small pieces for even melting. Melt the butter in a wide stainless steel skillet over medium heat.
2. Swirl the pan a few times as the butter melts. It will get bubbly and then foamy.
3. Use a spatula to scrape the butter across the bottom of the pan to prevent burning.
4. When it is a nice golden brown color, remove from heat and transfer to a bowl or glass measuring cup.
5. Let the butter cool for another 5-10 minutes while you measure and prep everything else.
6. Add the butter, sugars, and vanilla to the bowl of an electric mixture. Beat on medium high speed for 2-3 minutes.
7. Add the eggs and beat for 1-2 minutes until shiny and smooth. 
8. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined into a dense, shiny dough. Let the dough cool for 15-20 minutes (if you add the chocolate chips now, they will melt).
9. Mix in the chocolate chips or chunks. Let the dough rest for another 20-30 minutes. This helps hydrate the flour and carry the browned butter flavor farther in the cookies.
10. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll or scoop your cookie dough into 3-tablespoon balls onto a baking sheet. Bake for 9 minutes, until the edges look cooked but the middles are still slightly soft and puffy. 
11. Remove from the oven, transfer to a cooling rack, and  let the cookies cool. Enjoy! 

TIP:

• Freeze extra dough for up to a month!