Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 220 grams butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ brown sugar
  • 2½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 cup toasted coconut
  • 1 cup chocolate chunks (with crunch - optional you can just use regular chocolate chunks)
Instructions
  1. Browning butter (tutorial here)
  2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. The butter will begin to foam and crackle. That’s a great sign. That means that the water is evaporating from the butter. Once the crackling subsides, keep an eye on the butter. The butter solids will begin to brown. You’ll smell the butter as it browns. Once well browned, immediately remove the butter from the flame and place in a small bowl. Removing the butter from the pan will ensure that it doesn’t continue to cook and burn in the hot pan. Allow the butter to cool for a few moments.
  3. To prepare the cookies, preheat oven to 175°C/350°F. In a pan, toast the shredded coconut. Toast the coconut for about 3-4 minutes, until browned and fragrant. Remove from the fire, place in a small bowl and let cool.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  5. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, measure granulated and brown sugar. Add the brown butter and beat together, on medium speed, for about 2 minutes. The sugar will still look grainy. That’s ok. Add the egg and the egg yolk and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. The mixture should become silky smooth. Add vanilla extract and beat some more.
  6. With mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients. Beat until just incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a spatula to fold in the toasted coconut and chocolate chips. If the dough is very thick, mix with your hands.
  7. Cookies can be baked immediately, or the dough can be left in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
  8. Spoon by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets. Form into balls in your hand. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown but still slightly soft in the center. Remove from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Store cookies in an airtight container.
Recipe by Box of Spice at https://boxofspice.com/2014/09/brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/