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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Brown Butter

Oatmeal chocolate chunk cookies made even better with brown butter. Toothsome cookie recipe.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brown butter, chocolate chip, cookies, oatmeal
Servings: 16 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 150 g bread flour 1 1/4 cup
  • 1.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 10 "zips" nutmeg use a microplane (or just a pinch or two of pre-ground)
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 230 g brown sugar 1 cup
  • 100 g white sugar 1/2 cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp maple extract
  • 270 grams rolled oats 3 cups
  • 350 grams chocolate chunks or chips 2 cups

Instructions

  • In a saucepan or frying pan (preferably with a lighter colored bottom so you can see better) over medium low heat, brown your butter. This should take between 5-10 minutes. Watch it closely and stir often once the butter melts. Set butter aside to cool slightly.
    brown butter
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees (unless you plan on chilling your dough in which case do that later)
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, spices and baking soda, set aside.
  • In a large bowl or stand mixer, mix together brown butter and both sugars. Mix for about 3 minutes then add in eggs, molasses, and both extracts, mix for another 3 minutes or until well combined.
  • Mix in flour, I like to do this in two parts until just combined. It’s important not to over mix. Mix in oats and chocolate chips until combined.
  • Chill if desired.
  • Measure about 75 grams of dough and roll into a ball. You should end up with about 16 large cookies. Place on a lined cookie sheet, about 4 inches apart.
  • Bake for 10-14 minutes, I recommend turning the sheet about halfway through
  • Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack

Notes

All purpose flour will work here too.
You could use unsalted butter and just add some salt to compensate if desired.  Try to use a good quality European style butter.