The best recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies with brown butter for added flavor and moisture and topped with sea salt to make them out of this world delicious!
½teaspoonsea salt(optional - cracked over the top before baking)
Instructions
Brown Butter
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Swirl it until brown in color and it reaches a nutty aroma. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Dough
Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment over low speed, combine sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Gradually blend in cooled brown butter over low speed. Beat in eggs until just combined.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk to combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Using the paddle attachment on low speed, gradually add the dry mixture to wet until just combined.
Fold chocolate chips into cooled dough (to prevent swirling/melting). Using a large cookie scoop, drop dough balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet that fits into refrigerator. Crack thick flakes of sea salt over the top.
Chill
Refrigerate covered for 2 hours.
Bake
Preheat oven to 350℉. Bake 12 minutes in the center rack of pre-heated oven.
Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.