Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Crispy-edged, chewy-centered bakery-style cookies with nutty brown butter and big chocolate chunks, ready in under 20 minutes. No mixer required—just one bowl and a sheet pan.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 248
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups chocolate chunks or chips
Instructions
- 1
Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium until it foams and turns amber, ~5 minutes. Pour into a bowl and let cool 2 minutes.
- 2
Whisk brown sugar, granulated sugar, and egg into the cooled butter until combined, ~1 minute.
- 3
Fold in flour, salt, and baking soda (pinch of each) until just mixed. Fold in chocolate chunks.
- 4
Scoop dough into 12 balls on a parchment-lined sheet pan, spacing 2 inches apart.
- 5
Bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes until golden brown at edges but centers still look slightly underbaked.
- 6
Cool on the pan for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Tools you’ll need
- small saucepan
- mixing bowl
- whisk or fork
- sheet pan
- parchment paper
- cookie scoop or spoon
- wire rack
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