Brown Butter & Oat Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 10 tbsp butter roughly cubed
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- ¾ C + 2 tbsp flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 ¼ Cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks from a chocolate bar (or chips)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Add the butter pieces to a small saucepan and melt on low-med heat. Once it melts, use a spatula and stir occaionaly. The butter will go from yellow to a deep golden brown. Remove and pour into a heat-proof bowl. Scrape off any brown bits with your spatula. Set aside to cool.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachemnent, add the room temp melted brown butter & sugars. Mix on medium for 2-3 minutes. Next add in the vanilla extract and egg. Continue mixing for another 2-3 minutes. Once the egg is incorporated, add in the flour, oats, baking soda &salt. Mix just until there are no dry pockets left and the oats are thoroughly incorporated. Lastly, using a spatula, fold in the chocolate chunks. Reserve some for topping.
- Using a cookie scoop, add the dough to a parchment lined sheet pan leaving room for spreading. Top with reserved chocolate (optional) and Bake for 8-10 minutes. Finish with flake salt (optional). Enjoy warm!
Notes
- If you are chilling the dough overnight, scoop into balls first and then arrange onto a parchment lined sheet pan to chill in the fridge. They will be too hard to scoop when ready to bake. Although these cookies don't require chilling time, they will spread less when baked and will taste better!