Brown Butter Cookies
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Ingredients
  • 225g unsalted butter, cubed
  • 260g plain white flour
  • 1tsp baking soda
  • ¾tsp salt
  • 220g (packed) dark brown sugar
  • 65g granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 200g dark chocolate
  • 50g pecans, toasted
Instructions
  1. Mix together the flour, salt and baking soda.
  2. In a medium sized saucepan, melt the butter over a medium heat. Continue stirring it until the butter has browned, but not burnt. It'll give off a nutty aroma.
  3. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 5-10 minutes.
  4. In the bowl of an electric, mixer beat together the butter and the sugars until they're well combined, about 1 minute.
  5. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla, continue to beat until the mixture thickens and starts to lighten.
  6. Reduce the speed to low and add the dry ingredients.
  7. Stir through the chocolate chips and the pecans using a spatula or wooden spoon.
  8. Allow to sit at room temperature for at least half an hour.
  9. While the dough settles, pre-heat your oven to 190°C(170°C fan assisted). Line two baking sheets with grease proof paper.
  10. Divide into 20 balls and spread out across the baking sheets. Leave a good gap between each one. If you have to do a second batch, that's OK.
  11. Don't push them down as they'll spread while they cook.
  12. Sprinkle with a little sea salt.
  13. Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 8-11 minutes.
  14. Allow to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Recipe by The Bearded Bakery at http://www.thebeardedbakery.com/baking/cookies/brown-butter-cookies/