Browned Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip brown butter cookies with pecans on a plate.

Browned Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Enjoy Browned Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies are buttery and full of pecan and chocolate flavors. Using brown butter adds a bit of a nutty flavor to these decadent cookies.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword brown butter pecan chocolate chip cookies, brown butter pecan cookies, butter pecan cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 13

refrigerator time 1

Total Time 1 28

Servings cookies

Calories 316kcal

Author Eileen Murphy Kelly

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter softened (step 1)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces milk chocolate bar chopped
¾ cup chopped pecans
20 whole pecan optional topping

Instructions

In a medium-sized saucepan, melt the unsalted butter until browned and nutty smelling, stir frequently, about 5 minutes. Once browned, remove from the heat and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the white sugar, brown sugar, and salt. Then pour in the browned butter and whisk until combined. There should be no clumps of brown sugar visible.
To the butter/sugar mixture, whisk in the eggs, vanilla extract, and butter extract, whisk until smooth.
Sift in the all-purpose flour and baking soda. Whisk until just combined.
Add the chopped pecans and chocolate. Gently fold into the cookie dough.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking.
Preheat the oven to 370°F. Place parchment paper on a large baking tray. Use a 2-inch cookie scooper to create balls of dough and place them on the baking tray.
Optional, top each cookie with a whole pecan.
Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven or until the edges are golden brown.
Let cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

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Baking note: The longer the cookie dough is refrigerated the more the flavors will deepen. Day 4 chilled dough is the best.

Storage: Store cookies in an airtight covered container for up to 4-5 days.

I'm not a registered dietician, I do my best to provide the most accurate nutritional values. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation. Actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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