Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs plus 1 yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp fine salt
• 12 oz chopped dark chocolate
• Flaky salt for finishing

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt the butter in a light-colored pan and keep cooking it, swirling often, until the milk solids turn golden and it smells like toasted nuts. Pour it into a bowl and cool for fifteen minutes.

2. 2

   Whisk both sugars into the cooled butter, then beat in the eggs, extra yolk, and vanilla until the mixture looks glossy and slightly thickened.

3. 3

   Fold in the flour, baking soda, and salt just until no dry streaks remain, then stir through the chopped chocolate.

4. 4

   Chill the dough at least two hours, or overnight if you can wait, which deepens the flavor and keeps the cookies from spreading thin.

5. 5

   Scoop large balls onto lined sheets and bake at 375°F for eleven minutes, until the edges are set but the centers still look underdone. Finish with flaky salt and cool on the pan.