I’ve been wanting to try a brown butter cookie for a while now, and as I was browsing Pinterest one evening, a brown butter chocolate chip cookie caught my eye. I googled a few recipes and adapted one that sounded the yummiest.
I wasn’t sure if browning the butter was going to make much of a difference in the cookies, but it did. The butter became rich and almost caramely nutty in flavor. Try it and as your butter slowly starts to brown, you’ll understand exactly what caramely nutty is. It’s a bit of a long process, since you need to brown the butter, then refrigerate to bring it back to solid, then soften slightly to cream with the sugars, but it’s definitely worth the time.
I always use a silpat on my baking sheet and always use a cookie scoop to ensure cookies that are even in size. They baked up perfectly!
These Brown Butter Salted Triple Chip Cookies, were definitely worth the time they took to make. They were sweet, with just a hint of salt, soft, and chewy! I could have made these with just one type of chocolate chip, but I figured what the heck, if I’m going to spend a little more time making a chocolate chip cookie, I might as well bring it over the top. And I did!!
And, what goes better with warm cookies than a big tall cold glass of milk?
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- 1 cup butter
- ½ c granulated sugar
- 1 cup lt. brown sugar
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 egg plus 1 yolk
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher salt (plus extra to sprinkle on top)
- 2 TBSP milk (not non-fat)
- ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup butterscotch chips
- To brown the butter:
- Cut butter into pieces. Place into frying pan and melt over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once it melts, it will begin to foam and separate (browned bits on the bottom, slightly browned butter at the top. This process should take 5-7 minutes. Do not overcook and burn the butter. Yuck!
- After the butter has browned pour it into a bowl (leave the real dark bits in the pan) and place in refrigerator to return to solid.
- Cookie instructions:
- Remove butter from refrigerator and let soften a bit.
- Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, yolk, and vanilla, scraping sides as needed.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
- Slow add dry mixture to creamed butter/sugars a little at a time until just mixed together, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
- Add chocolate chips and either hand stir or using mixer on low, mix until just mixed in.
- Scoop cookie dough onto silpat lined baking sheet and place in freezer for aprox 10-15 minutes.
- Bake in preheated 350* oven for 9-10 minutes or until just light golden brown.
- Sprinkle with kosher salt (or sea salt) as soon as they come out of oven.
- Cool on rack for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
- Repeat, baking one sheet at a time till all dough is baked.
This recipe was Pinterest inspired and adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction. Make sure and check out her blog for lots of yummy treats!
Katalina @ Peas and Peonies says
July 22, 2015 at 10:36 amuh the brown butter and the toffee chips are calling my name, these are beautiful and delicious cookies.
Dan from Platter Talk says
July 23, 2015 at 6:48 pmI’m a cookie lover from waaaaay back can I can’t say that I’ve seen better looking specimens than these. Ever. I love the brown butter for that added “yum.” Excellent job with these!
Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts says
July 23, 2015 at 10:06 pmEverything about these screams YES!!!!
These sound sensational!!!!
YUM.
Pinning these
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy says
July 24, 2015 at 7:29 amThese cookies look delicious! I love the combo with brown butter, makes me wanna run to the kitchen and make them right away. 🙂
Erin @ Thanks for Cookin'! says
July 24, 2015 at 9:10 amAny dessert with salt sprinkled on top is a win in my book! I have a few days off coming up so I’ll have the extra time to try these out! PINNING! 🙂
Kavey says
July 24, 2015 at 9:10 amReally must try some butter browning in my baking, I love the flavour in desserts I’ve eaten out!
Paul says
July 25, 2015 at 11:46 pmThey look and sound so good. Could do with a handful of them now.
jane @ littlesugarsnaps.com says
July 26, 2015 at 1:36 pmBoy, I could do with a few of these right now. The sound of brown butter, chocolate and salt is just too tempting. Thanks for sharing how to achieve brown butter, I was wondering….
Diane says
July 26, 2015 at 2:35 pmGotta say your cookies look perfect! thanks for tip on uniformity. I do mine with a spoon and they look like it:(
Your recipe is new to me. Brown butter; I’ve never made. this recipe is changing my mind! thanks for sharing!
swayam says
July 27, 2015 at 12:28 pmI love these cookies..and you have shot them so well. Feel like picking one up now!! Found you on FBC.. BTW I co host a link party with some other bloggers..Its called #SaucySaturdays and we would love for you to join us 🙂 Do hop on to my blog and take a peek.. Thanks!
Ana | Espresso My Kitchen says
July 28, 2015 at 12:09 pmThese sound and look soooooo yummy!
Tina Jui | The Worktop says
August 1, 2015 at 12:28 pmThese are beautiful! I’m drooling just looking and thinking about them. Might have to make myself a batch tonight 😉
Dana says
September 28, 2015 at 4:06 pmhow much flour? 😉
Renee says
September 28, 2015 at 9:47 pmOh geez, I apologize for that. I updated the recipe card.