A plate of chocolate chip cookies sits next to a bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce on a wooden surface.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Serves 9
Total Time 52 minutes
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter ​
⅝ cups (125 grams) brown sugar ​
½ cup white sugar ​
Splash of vanilla extract ​
1 teaspoon Kikkoman® Soy Sauce ​
1 egg​
1½ cups (185 grams) all-purpose flour ​
½ teaspoon baking soda ​
1 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)​
6 ounces dark chocolate, roughly chopped (use semi-sweet chocolate for sweeter cookies)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Melt the butter over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until it turns brown. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Add the brown sugar and white sugar to the butter, mixing until well combined.
  3. Whisk in the vanilla extract, soy sauce, and egg until smooth. Sift in the flour, baking soda, and espresso powder, and fold until just combined. Add three quarters of the chopped dark chocolate and fold in.
  4. Form the dough into 9 even balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. Add the remaining chopped dark chocolate on top and refrigerate for 30 to 45 minutes.
  5. Bake for 12-15 Minutes. Remove and let cool on a wire rack, sprinkling the top with flaky salt. Enjoy warm!

Recipe created in partnership with Louis Gantus at @louisgcooks.

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