Brown-Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Makes / serves: 12 large cookies
Tried and trusted
Method
- Brown butter over medium heat until milk solids turn nutty golden, then pour into a bowl, keeping browned bits, and cool until warm not hot.
- Mix in sugars, then egg, yolk and vanilla.
- Fold in flour and baking powder, then chocolate.
- Divide into 12 equal portions, cover and refrigerate 12–24 hours.
- Remove about 1 hour before baking.
- Bake spaced well apart at 170°C fan for 10–12 minutes, until edges set and centres still soft.
- Rest on hot tray 10–15 minutes, then rack 10–15 minutes.
Recipe details
Recovered quantities and latest concise method retained. Earlier messages also gave 11–14 minutes; use appearance and your own oven. Portion by dividing the batch into 12, rather than assuming a fixed ball weight.
