Name: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 56 min
Ingredients: 4 sticks plus 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups granulated sugar; 3 teaspoons vanilla; 1 cup packed dark brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 large egg yolks; 4 ½ cups flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 cups chocolate chips

The day is finally here…I am sharing my famous chocolate chip cookie recipe with you! I have been making chocolate chip cookies ever since I could read a recipe. I broke multiple hand mixers of my mom’s (sorry, Mommy) and used her Kitchen Aid mixer religiously until I moved out. I started out making the Tollhouse recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag, then graduated to the Mrs. Field’s cookie recipe. Over the years, I have experimented with different ingredients, changed things up, and created the perfect chocolate chip cookie, (in my humble opinion).

I baked and sold these cookies for a while locally! I had a ton of deliveries that Valentine’s Day. I think if you really want to show a person that you love them, a batch of chocolate chip cookies is the perfect way to do that! These cookies are everything a chocolate chip cookie should be. Crispy on the edges, soft in the middle. The perfect dough to chocolate chip ratio. The right amount of saltiness to set off the sweet. And the thing that nobody can put their tongue on when they bite into one: the caramelized, nutty flavor the brown butter brings to the table.

Kara’s Cookies was our first foray into the food industry, and what made us realize that people would pay us for making delicious food. It really boosted our confidence and helped us make the decision to buy Bravo Pizza.

Good Cookie Food Bloggers’ Valentine’s Event

This Valentine’s, I am joining with fellow food bloggers as we participate in raising funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research. My friend from the Permission to Hustle Retreat, Julie Deily of The Little Kitchen, has organized this fundraiser for three years now!

Cancer is the #1 cause of death of children by disease in the United States. There are 40,000 U.S. children actively battling cancer right now. Less than 4% of the National Cancer Institute’s budget goes toward all childhood cancer combined. When I heard about this, I knew I had to get involved. It’s a cause that is near and dear to my heart.
Help us make a difference by donating to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer! Our goal is to raise at least $3000, because these three companies: Dixie Crystals, Mediavine and OXO have each pledged to match our donations raised through this campaign up to $3000!

Donate here!

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

A few notes & suggestions about this recipe to get the best cookie:

use Imperial Sugar/Dixie Crystals dark brown sugar; it is the best of all the brands I have tried. I buy mine online from Target.
use unsalted butter
if you have a convect bake setting on your oven, use it! These really shine and get that crunchy edge but soft center when baked in a convection oven.
I use Guittard Semi-Sweet Maxi chocolate chips – they are larger and perfect.

If you don’t have all of those items, these will still be one of the best chocolate chip cookies you’ve ever had :)

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