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.
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.
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.