Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
The best chocolate chip cookies made with brown butter, a soft gooey chocolatey center and a little saltiness!
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup butter unsalted and browned
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 1.5 cups light brown sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 4.5 cups flour
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1.5 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- flaky sea salt for garnish
Instructions
- Cut each stick of butter into 8 pieces and add to saucepan over medium heat. Stir and watch closely as the butter will get foamy. Once the butter has a nutty aroma and changes to a light brown color remove from heat and pour into heat proof bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 375 and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Once the brown butter has cooled cream shortening, sugars and butter together for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy.Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- Stir dry ingredients together in separate bowl and slowly mix into the wet ingredients.
- Chop chocolate and stir chopped chocolate and chocolate chips into cookie dough.
- Chill dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt.