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CCC Monday: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Happy Monday!!
How was your weekend? Did you celebrate the Independence Day already or are you waiting until Wednesday?
This week's CCC Monday is quite special for me. I am going to share with you my very first recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I am talking developing the recipe. Huge!

The cookies came out quite delicious! Actually, truth be told, I almost didn't have any dough to bake them because my Hubby and I were standing over the bowl of it and "tasting" it... We just couldn't stop! It was so good! Different than any other we had before. It has a very deep chocolate flavor and nuttiness from the brown butter. Who ever came up with the concept of browning the butter for cookie is a genius!

Creating the recipe went something like this:
1. google out "brown butter chocolate chip cookies"
2. read four posts from fellow bloggers
3. get notification on my tablet that the battery is dying...
4. say: yes, yes, I am plugging it in... and keep on reading
5. another notification, failed attempt to find the charger, black screen
6. considering making the cookies tomorrow
7. nope, can't do it, won't sleep until I know how brown butter changes a cookie
8. back to basics: grab a piece of paper and a pen and write down my own recipe
Quite encourage by the results, I am thinking I should develop my own recipes more often! Just look at these babies! I love the rustic look. My Hubby totally agrees, which means they are already amazing.They are slightly crispy, slightly chewy inside, quite soft and will remain like that after storing in the cookie jar.
Two things you should know before making these cookies:
1. The dough will be very dry and crummy, so there is a little bit of play involved. But who is complaining? 🙂
2. Because the butter may still be warm when adding the rest of ingredients, your chocolate chips can start melting in the dough. Therefor it is recommended to place the dough in the freezer for 30 minutes or fridge for 1 hour.
From crummy dough to a delicious cookie!

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c ( 2 sticks ) unsalted butter
1 ¼ c packed light brown sugar
½ c granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 ¼ c flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ c semi-sweet chocolate chips

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, foil or silpat. Set aside.
Place butter in a medium saucepan and brown. My tip on browning butter: set the heat to medium and let the butter melt; it will be splattering so you may want to put the lid on but leave a small crack open; you can swirl the saucepan once in a while; as soon as the butter calms down and the noise dies down - start watching the butter, it will brown quickly from this point; the nutty fragrance and dark brown color is what you want.
Take of the heat and let cool for few minutes.
To distract yourself, place egg and egg yolk in a small measuring cup and slightly beat with a fork. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients ( flour, soda and salt ). Set aside.
Pour the butter in a large mixing bowl and let cool few more minutes. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix on low or "stir" ( for those with standing mixers ).
Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth, about 1 minute.
Now switch to a wooden spoon or a spatula. Add the dry ingredients all at once, following by the chocolate chips. Now gently fold it all in, until a uniform dough form. It will be quite dry and crummy. Place the dough in the fridge for 1 hour.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Scoop the dough out with a cookie scoop or a tablespoon and roll into a ball in your hands. Place on a prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 5 minutes, pulled it out, flatten the cookies with the back of a metal spatula and return to the oven.
Bake additional 5 - 6 minutes. Cool on a sheet for 1 minute and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

source: Crunchy Creamy Sweet original recipe

 

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  1. Stephanie says

    Thanks for submitting these to the Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge! I think brown butter makes everything better, and your cookies sounds divine.

    • Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Done and done! Thank you for hosting, Stephanie!

  2. Shay says

    Those look like the cookies my mom made when I was a kid!

  3. Anne@FromMySweetHeart says

    Anna...these look pretty amazing! How could they not be...with ...BROWNED BUTTER! I don't know why we just don't add it to everything! Such a sweet, nutty flavor! These may be my favorite CCC's yet! : )

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      You just made my day, sweet Anne! Thank you so much! xoxo

  4. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    If there's ever an opening in your taste testing department, please do let me know! 🙂

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Will do 🙂 Thanks, Anita!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Thank you!

  6. Baking Serendipity says

    Your own recipe!?! I am so impressed! And, I love that it involves brown butter 🙂 Cannot wait to give this one a try!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Thank you, sweet Sarah 🙂

  7. gottagetbaked says

    The cookies look perfect - I love that craggy, rustic look too. I'm too intimidated to develop recipes but reading about your positive experience is nudging me towards trying it. Happy 4th of July!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Yay! That is my goal. I hope you will give it a try! Thank you!

  8. Kristen says

    I don't think there is a more intoxicating aroma than browned butter cookies baking. I bet yours were super.

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Thank you, Kristen!

  9. amy says

    excellent recipe! i need to develop more of my own recipes but it can be so daunting, you know? these cookies look absolutely wonderful. you have no idea how much i could go for 1 (or 4....) right now. YUM!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      I know what you mean, Amy. You just need to take a chance at it. No one will judge it until you share it. I say go for it! Thank you!

  10. Grubarazzi says

    Yummmmm. brown butter AND chocolate. Can't go wrong.

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Right? 🙂 Thank you, Grubarazzi!

  11. Terri says

    Oh my gosh! These sound so amazing. I can hardly wait to try them. Congrats on making up your own recipe and thanks for sharing!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      I am so glad you like them, Terri! Thank you!

  12. Annie says

    These look just incredible! I always brown butter in cookies now- doesn't it create such a wonderful flavor?! These look so so good. I think you are a natural recipe developer! 🙂 Your pictures are making me so hungry for those right now. I must make these soon!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Awww, thank you, Annie 🙂 xo

  13. Angie says

    Brown butter and chocolate...a winning combination! Bet these cookies are fantastic.

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Thanks, Angie!

  14. Kristina says

    Yay! Congrats on your recipe! They look fantastic, I want to try that extra egg yolk, what does that do?? The brown butter sounds so good in it too! Yumm 🙂 Have a great 4th Anna!!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      The egg yolk adds liquid, while the egg white tends to dry out the final result. Still my dough was pretty crummy 🙂 Thank you, Kristina!