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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – take your cookies to a whole new level with brown butter! Brown butters add a rich and almost nutty flavor to make them extra special.
Have you ever used brown butter before? It is super simple to make (recipe is in the recipe card below), and takes pretty much any dish to a whole new level!
You can use brown butter in place of traditional butter in pretty much any recipe. So like these chocolate chip cookies, or drizzling over vegetables or pasta or even in things like pancakes and waffles. Seriously the stuff is amazing, and once you try it your life will be changed forever!
So let’s start at the beginning…..
What Is Brown Butter
It is really just a technique that you do with the butter that completely changes the flavor. You melt the butter and when it is just past melting the milk fats start to separate. As you gently heat the butter it develops this nuttiness that is just amazing.
I think the key to the best brown butter is to use good quality butter. I used O Organics® Unsalted Butter from Safeway for this recipe and it was absolutely perfect!
How To Make Brown Butter
This process is very simple, your nose will tell you it is done about the same time you will see the color change.
- Cut the butter into pieces, this helps so it melts more evenly.
- Place in a skillet or pot over medium heat. If you have one that has a light colored bottom (stainless or white) that is best so that you can see the color change easily.
- Heat over medium heat, using a whisk to stir until everything is melted.
- Then just let it continue to cook. It will start to foam and splatter a little as the milk solids separate.
- You will know it is done when it gets a nutty aroma and turns about the color of graham crackers.
- Remove from the heat and pour into a separate bowl to let it cool completely.
This year is kind of a strange year for Valentine’s Day. We have spent pretty much the last 11 months with our families almost exclusively, and now we get to celebrate being together! But there are ways to still make it special and fun. And these Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies that you can decorate with red and pink M&M’s are definitely one.
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How To Make Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Once you make the brown butter you need to let it cool completely then cream it together with white sugar and brown sugar like you normally would to make cookies.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until everything is well combined.
- Add in the flour, baking soda and salt and mix until the flour is just mixed in.
- Fold in the chocolate chips. And then let the dough chill for about 30 minutes before baking.
- Scoop balls of dough onto a baking sheet and the decorate with M&M’s if desired. Bake for about 10 minutes until the edges are golden.
- Remove from the oven and let them sit on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes to finish cooking before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
These brown butter cookies are great to make ahead. You need the butter to cool completely after you cooked it, so you can do that the day ahead. And even make the dough and let it chill overnight before baking.
Freezing Cookies
You can absolutely freeze these cookies after they are baked. Or you can freeze the dough as well. I like to scoop balls of dough onto a baking sheet and place it in the freezer until they are frozen. Then put them in a freezer safe plastic bag until I am ready to bake them. It is perfect to just take out a couple for you and your Valentine, or bake a dozen for the whole family.
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More Great Cookie Recipes
- Air Fryer Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Soft Monster Cookies
- Red Velvet M&M Cookies
- Andes Mint Cake Mix Cookies
- Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies - take your cookies to a whole new level with brown butter! Brown butters add a rich and almost nutty flavor to make them extra special.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 (12 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup M&M's (optional)
Instructions
- Cut butter into cubes. Add to a skillet and heat over medium heat, whisk frequently to help melt the butter.
- Let the butter cook for a few minutes, it will foam up on the top and little brown flecks will form on the bottom. Once it smells nutty and is the color of graham crackers remove from heat and pour into a separate bowl to cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a stand mixer cream together cooled brown butter, sugar and brown sugar together until well combined.
- Add vanilla and 2 eggs. Mix until everything is incorporated.
- Stir in flour, salt, and baking soda until everything is just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Scoop golf ball size balls of dough onto a baking sheet. Top each ball of dough with a few M&M's if using them.
- Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown on the edges. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Yield
36Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 135Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 25mgSodium 148mgCarbohydrates 18gFiber 0gSugar 11gProtein 1g
Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on dinnersdishesanddesserts.com should only be used as a general guideline.
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Laura | Small Wallet, Big Appetite says
There is something about brown butter that just makes cookies even better. I will have to try and make these with Smarties since we aren’t M&M fans in this house.
Helene Dsouza I Masala Herb says
Sounds super interesting with the brown butter, thanks by the way for including a recipe link here! I am one like you, can’t stay away from the cookie jar. Thats a good thing right? 😉
Renee says
My favorite candy in a cookie. Yes please! I’ll take a dozen or two.
Alex says
Nice one, with the brown butter detail.
Anne@FromMySweetHeart says
Erin…these must be fabulous with the addition of brown butter! And I love how you only chose red M&M’s….such a nice contrast with the light and dark browns in the cookie…..so pretty! : )
Shannon @VillageGirlBlog says
I bet the brown butter adds a bit of a nutty flavor to go with the chocolate. yum! They are really cute too. My kids would love them.
Amanda @ Marocmama says
Great recipe – imagining it would go over great in the kids classroom parties!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
I have to get on the brown butter cookie bandwagon! And my mom would love these because she is an M&M freak. I won’t see her for Valentine’s Day, but I should make them for her soon.
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says
I´m not crafty either, so holidays are always about the food! Such nice colors in these cookies, and brown butter just makes them extremely decadent!
Conni @FoodieArmyWife says
MMMm! I love a classic cookie like this 🙂
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Love the idea of brown butter chocolate chip cookies and the M&M’s in them are so perfect!! Beautiful cookies!!
Megan says
I saw these earlier on Foodgawker and knew they had to belong to someone from #SundaySupper. They sound and look awesome!
Christina says
Valentines day is definitely all about the chocolate! Love these cookies!
Cassie | Bake Your Day says
Brown butter can do no wrong in cookies, that is for sure! I love these, Erin!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
You can never go wrong with adding brown butter to a cookie!
Shelby | Diabetic Foodie says
I made the mistake of trying the raspberry-flavored M&M’s over the holidays. How great would they be in this cookie?
The Ninja Baker says
Your how-to brown butter and your M & M cookies recipes are now in my Recipes I Want to Make file. Your photos and step-by-step instructions are stellar! Thank you, Erin =)
P.s. Your split pea soup was a success with the hubby and I am expected to make it again. (Sans – without – the fake bacon I put in instead of the ham you recommended. Oh, well, live and learn.)
Katie says
You really can’t go wrong with a fresh baked cookie. These sound like a winner to me!
Tracey says
I am so with you, Valentine’s Day is all about the chocolate! My husband always brings home tons of candy, and then I try to score some of the clearance stuff the next day 🙂 I need to look for M&M’s this year so I can make these – brown butter is the best!
Sarah Reid, RHNC (@jo_jo_ba) says
Gorgeous! And perfectly simple, great to enjoy the day with loved ones
Brandie (@ Home Cooking Memories) says
Those look perfect! We made cookies this week with the Valentine M&M’s, but they didn’t turn out anywhere as pretty as yours.
kelly @ kellybakes says
I give you a ton of kudos for having the self control to keep cookie dough in your freezer at all times! My grandma used to keep peanut butter cookie dough in hers so that we could make cookies with her whenever we’d come over. We’d always beg her for a slice (it was a log of dough), but she’d end up giving us at least 3, which is probably why keeping it in my freezer has never really worked out for me! I’ve been meaning to try brown butter in my chocolate chip cookies. I just might… if I don’t eat all the dough first! 😡
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
yum, love this! I’m going to bake these cookies this week! I browned butter for the first time ever tonight for some lemon cookies. . love it!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
You had me at brown butter. These look so good!
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
YUM! Great cookie recipe!