Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

These are outstanding cookies, will be making these again and again for sure! 10+/10! The additional sea salt on top is optional.

Link to my YouTube video of preparation: https://youtu.be/kVJvI23Q-i4

Original recipe credit: https://cookiesandcups.com/salted-brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Recipe below contains my modifications.

Ingredients:

1 c. salted butter

1 c. light brown sugar

1/2 c. sugar

2 large eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. coarse sea salt

300g (2 1/2 c.) all-purpose flour

2 c. (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips / chunks

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter (do NOT go past medium heat!). Let the butter continue heating until it is boiling. Once it reaches boil, stir constantly until the butter passes the foamy phase and becomes a deeper color (not burned! you should see the browned bits once the foam calms down).

2. Remove the pan from heat and allow to cool for 20 min.

3. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

4. Once the butter has cooled, stir in the brown sugar, regular sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and sea salt, using a wooden spoon, until all is well combined.

5. Stir in the flour until no more traces/flour streaks remain (this is a bit of arm exercise, you've been warned lol!)

6. Mix in the chocolate chips / chunks.

7. Use a large cookie scoop (3 T. size; or modify like I did in the video) to scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing 2" apart. Add a few chocolate chips atop each dough ball if desired.

8. Bake cookies for 10-12 min (I went full 12 min), until edges are starting to turn golden and centers are just set.

9. If desired, right after cookies are out of oven, sprinkle each with a bit of coarse or flaky sea salt. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 6 min. before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!