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Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Thick, chewy cookies with nutty brown butter and big pools of chocolate.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 31 minutes
Servings: 18
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter 226g
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar 200g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50g
  • 1 large egg plus 1 yolk room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 281g
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp fine salt
  • 8 oz dark chocolate, chopped 226g

Method
 

  1. Brown the butter in a light-colored pan until nutty and amber. Cool 15 minutes.
  2. Whisk in both sugars, then the egg, yolk and vanilla.
  3. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until just combined. Fold in chocolate.
  4. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.
  5. Scoop 2-tablespoon balls onto lined sheets and bake at 350°F (177°C) for 10–12 minutes.