The holidays are here and these Salted Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are always my first go-to for the season. Everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie, but add a little browned butter and sea salt and you get next level deliciousness. Really though, these cookies are so tasty and hit the spot every time I’m in the mood for a sweet treat. They’re crisp on the outside, and nice and soft on the inside. The dough also freezes VERY well, so I usually have at least one batch of these cookies sitting in the freezer, ready to hit the oven. Just FYI. :)
I also love making a few batches and giving them out to neighbors for the holidays. Every year i’m asked for this recipe over and over again so this year I finally decided we needed it on the blog! Hope you guys love these as much as I do! Enjoy! xx, Jenny
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Salted, Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup (2 stick) unsalted butter, divided
- 1 cup superfine sugar granulated is fine
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate can use milk chocolate, if you prefer
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sea salt flakes, divided
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt 1 stick butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and continue to cook until butter begins to smell nutty and lightly brown. Remove from heat and cool completely.
- Place remaining stick of butter and cooled browned butter in a bowl and using an electric mixer, beat until light and fluffy.
- Add both sugars and continue to beat together until light and fluffy.
- Scrape down sides of the bowl, add molasses and vanilla and continue to mix together.
- Stir in egg and egg yolk.
- In another bowl whisk dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture.
- Beat together until a dough comes together.
- Fold in chopped chocolate chips until fully combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Scoop 3 ½ tablespoon sized balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet, about 1 ½ inches apart and sprinkle with sea salt flakes.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack or serve warm.
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This is an unusual cookie recipe. As far as the sea salt flakes how much do you sprinkle on each cookie? Had to order that on Amazon couldn’t find it at the grocery.
Hi! You really just want to add a small pinch to the top top of each cookie…maybe about 1/16 tsp.
I discovered your site and read through the Christmas cookie recipes and decided to try these for a cookie exchange with my daughters this year. This is a special chocolate chip cookie! The extra time and effort is worth it! It got about 24 cookies which was just right for the three of us to split. Definitely will make a again and keep dough on hand in freezer. Thank you for sharing!
These are PERFECT. Will definitely be making them again.
Excellent cookies!
Made these today for the family and doubled the recipe to give away for Christmas. Thanks for the PERFECT recipe.
So happy to hear you love this recipe!!
Question.. it says to scoop 3 1/2 tablespoons for 1 cookie. That’s very large. Is that right or a typo
Hi Debra! This is not a typo. The cookies spread, but just about double in diameter.The scoop is a #24 scoop, which is about 3 to 3 1/2 tablespoons
These are THE COOKIE. They turn out perfect each time and I get so many compliments! I bring these cookies to welcome all my new neighbors. Do you roll the balls up before you fridge them because I have a hard time scooping out dough but im also using a spoon lol!
So happy to hear you love these! I usually scoop them after they are out of the fridge, but i use a small ice cream scooper. You can totally roll them into balls before you put them in the fridge too!
These are the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made, and probably top 3 I’ve ever eaten – the extra steps to brown the butter and chill the dough are so worth it. Thanks for the phenomenal recipe!!
Thanks Chelsea!!!!! So glad you love them!
Just made this last night. The cookies were a big hit with the family. Thank you for sharing!
Tanya from Los Altos Hills, CA
oh so great to hear that!
Chocolate and brown butter? Two of my favourite things. Need to try these!