Brown Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
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15 minutes
1 hours
Dessert
These brown butter banana chocolate chip cookies are soft in the center, crisp on the edges, and packed with rich, nutty flavor from browned butter. The perfect way to use overripe bananas, this easy homemade cookie recipe comes together with simp...
Ingredients
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 very ripe banana (mashed smooth)
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
salt
cinnamon (optional but highly recommended)
1 cup chocolate chips or chunks
Flaky sea salt (for finishing)
Directions
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Let it bubble and turn golden with little brown specks. It’ll smell nutty and warm.
Pull it off heat and let it cool 10-15 minutes.
In a bowl, whisk together: Brown butter and Brown sugar + white sugar
Add: Mashed banana, Egg + yolk and Vanilla
Whisk until smooth and glossy.
Stir in:
Flour, Baking soda + baking powder, Salt and Cinnamon
Mix just until combined (don’t overwork it).
Add those chocolate chunks like you mean it.
Refrigerate dough 30-60 minutes
Oven: 350°F
Scoop big, bakery-style cookies
Bake 10-12 minutes
Edges set, centers still soft = perfect.
Right out of the oven:
Sprinkle with flaky salt. Let them sit 5 minutes before moving.
