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If you are looking for that one secret ingredient that will truly take your chocolate chip cookies to the next level and really give them that “wow” factor, then surprise! You actually already have this ingredient in your kitchen: butter! Browning butter is my little magic trick.
Taking a few extra minutes to brown the butter before adding it to your recipe truly makes a WORLD of a difference. It adds a rich, nutty undertone to your baked good and almost tastes like caramel and butterscotch at the same time. Is that even possible? Ohhhh yeah.
Oh, and it makes your kitchen smell heavenly.
Browning butter instructions: on medium heat in a shallow pan, melt the butter until it has a golden amber color (like the color pictured ↑), with a distinct nutty smell. once it reaches this point (about 8-9 minutes), remove from heat immediately & pour into a separate dish before using in recipe. be very sure not to burn the butter. there is only about a 60 second timeline between browned butter & burnt butter.
**Don’t burn that butter! Burnt butter tastes bitter and no one wants to take a bitter bite out of a cookie. 
Toffee pairs wonderfully with the caramel and butterscotch undertones in the brown butter. I added it all to the cookie dough and the result is an amazingly chewy, caramel-y, chocolate-y, buttery cookie with an incredible toffee crunch.
The cookies are ultra soft and chewy, too. Be sure to bake up a double batch because these go quickly!
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makes 2 and 1/2 dozen cookies Ingredients Instructions Notes © Sally’s Baking Addiction. All images & content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or link back to this post for the recipe.Recipe source: sallysbakingaddiction.com
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Never tried bowning the butter for a cookie- like the idea. I am sure that is creates a texture somewhat like using oil but with the rich flavour of butter. YUM!
it produces an unbelievably chewy texture!
So happy you enjoyed these cookies! I love the addition of toffee bits, yum!!
thanks annalise
brown butter cookies are my favorite!
thanks for visiting, brandi! love your blog.
Seriously need to try brown butter!
i’m completely obsessed. it honestly makes a cookie go from “good” to “aaaaamazing!”
Browned butter is seriously one of the best things on Earth! Sadly I have yet to use it in my baking. I need to fix that! The cookies are heavenly! I was drooling over all your scrumptious baking earlier today – I’m glad you stopped by and left me all those sweet comments! Your blog is sweet and pretty and darn near delicious enough to eat.
thank you so much Reeni! by the way, your life will be changed after browning butter. just sayin!
Oh wow, the browned butter in these has got to just take them to another level…YUM!!!
this looks so good!! love that you combined brown butter and toffee together WITH choc chips! out of this world
Sally, these cookies look melt in your mouth GOOD! What a great recipe from a great fellow blogger. Thanks for sharing your mouthwatering photos, too! Have a great weekend.
Brown butter and toffee? Oh my heavens! These are amazing, Sally!
How many cookies does this make? Looks delicious!
2.5 dozen. Enjoy, Jaclyn!
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