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6 small batch brown butter chocolate chip cookies stacked together.

Small Batch Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brooke Homec
These small batch brown butter chocolate chip cookies makes 6 chewy cookies with a slightly crispy edge. They're buttery, sweet and loaded with chocolate.
5 from 16 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 41 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 349 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 6 tablespoon salted butter browned
  • ½ cup (110 g) brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
  • 1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (87.5 g) chopped chocolate or chips I do half of each
  • flaked sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Start by browning the butter. You'll take 6 tablespoon 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 it to cool slightly.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place browned butter and sugars in a medium bowl and mix together until light and creamy. Add egg and vanilla and mix in.
  • Mix in baking soda, salt and flour. Fold in chocolate chunks and or chips.
  • Scoop the dough into large balls. I like to use a ¼ cup cookie scoop. Place all 6 cookie balls on your baking sheet and sprinkle with flaked salt.
  • Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes. You're looking for a nice golden brown outside rim. Sprinkle with a little extra flaked salt once you remove from the oven.

Notes

I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.
If your cookies don’t 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: 349kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 252mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 395IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
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