Elevate your next batch of chocolate chip cookies by adding freshly browned butter and toasted pecans to give your cookies a more decadent flavor and texture! We love the sweet and nutty flavor of these cookies that truly make them stand out from their plain-butter cookie competition. While this recipe has several steps and will take just over an hour to prep and bake, it yields about 42 cookies. Once you’ve wowed your taste testers make prep-time quicker for the next batch by freezing some of the dough the next time you bake these rich and indulgent favorites!
Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 42
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter (do not use margarine)
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes.
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Step2In large bowl, beat browned butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
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Step3Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart. (Dough will be slightly crumbly. Use hands to mound dough on cookie sheets.)
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Step4Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Nutrition
130
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 75mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
1Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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