BEST NO CHILL Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining flavor.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chunks

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar pieces

Dark chocolate offers a richer taste with less sugar.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: generic flour

Whole wheat adds fiber and nutrients.

First brown the butter. Follow the instructions in this post here to learn how to brown butter. It’s easy! Brown specks and a dense golden foam will form at the surface when it is nearly ready. Pour it out into a clean bowl and let it cool for 10 minutes. This whole process takes around 8-10 minutes. Immediately pour it into a large mixing bowl, then let it cool for 20-30 minutes until it reaches a temperature just warmer than room temperature. If you care to measure, the butter should read 34°C-36°C or 93°F-96°F on a thermometer. It should not be hot, but it should not be too cool or it will stiffen up when you mix in the other ingredients if it is cold in your kitchen.

Immediately pour the browned butter out into a clean bowl and let it cool for 10-15 minutes.

Add brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla and nutmeg to the cooled brown butter and whisk to blend. Add whole egg and whisk until incorporated. Whisk in egg yolk until the mixture is smooth, glossy and creamy-looking, then whisk in baking soda and salt.

Add the flour and fold it in until mostly combined, then fold in chocolate chunks. Cover the bowl and place the bowl in the fridge while you preheat the oven.

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Use a 1.35-oz cookie scoop to portion dough into 14 pieces and roll into smooth balls. Place them onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them 3 inches apart. Flatten slightly and bake for 9-11 minutes until golden around the edges and still slightly gooey in the center (they will set as they cool). Let cookies cool for 1 minute on the baking sheet, sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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