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a few brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies with a bite missing from one.

Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brooke Homec
These brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies are chewy, buttery and loaded with melty chocolate and crunchy toffee bits. The brown butter adds a deep, rich flavor that takes a classic chocolate chip cookie to a whole new level. One bowl, no mixer, and ready in about 30 minutes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
butter cooling 20 minutes
Total Time 51 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 19
Calories 388 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup (227 g) salted butter browned and cooled
  • 1 cup (220 g) brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 g) turbinado sugar can sub in granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder can omit
  • 2⅔ cups (372 g) all purpose flour can sub gluten free
  • 2 cups (360 g) chocolate chips or chocolate bar chopped I like doing a mix of both
  • 1 cup (236.59 g) homemade toffee bits
  • flaked salt for topping

Instructions
 

  • Start by browning the butter. You'll take one cup of butter and melt in a medium saucepan, and then continue to cook past the point of boiling. You will do this over medium heat, past the point of the butter foaming, until it turns a nice golden brown, and has a nutty smell. Make sure you are stirring and watching it, because it will turn from perfectly brown to burnt fairly quickly. Once finished browning, pour into a bowl and allow to cool completely. I usually throw it into the freezer for 10 minutes.
    1 cup salted butter
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl mix together the browned butter with brown sugar, granulated sugar and turbinado sugar. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix again until light and smooth.
    1 cup brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup turbinado sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • Add in the baking soda, salt, espresso powder and flour and stir until mostly incorporated.
    1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon espresso powder, 2⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • Fold in the chocolate and toffee bits.
    2 cups chocolate chips or chocolate bar chopped, 1 cup homemade toffee bits
  • Scoop the dough into large balls. I like to use a ¼ cup cookie scoop. Place 6 cookie balls on your baking sheet and sprinkle with salt flakes.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. You're looking for a nice golden brown outside rim. Sprinkle with extra salt flakes and enjoy!
    flaked salt for topping

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Notes

I love using a mix of chopped chocolate and chocolate chips as well as a mix of dark chocolate and semi sweet. But use whatever you love the best, or have on hand. It's the perfect cookie dough base to add your favorites!
Because of the toffee bits that will melt in the oven, your cookies will most likely spread more in certain areas and not come out a perfect circle. I like to take a little spatula and circle around the cookie to bring in any spots that have spread a little too far.

Nutrition

Calories: 388kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 3gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 285mgPotassium: 109mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 470IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
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