Brown butter fills these chocolate chip cookies with rich, caramelized flavor.With crisp edges and chewy centers, they're a bakery-worthy treat! Jeanine Donofrio Phoebe MooreUpdated Feb 15, 2026 Jump to recipe These brown butter chocolate chip cookies are insanely delicious.They have lightly crisp edges, perfect chewy middles, and melty chocolate in every bite.

Best of all, brown butter (plus an extra dose of brown sugar) fills them with toffee-like flavor.I went through a bit of a browned butter phase last year, after I started making these blondies and couldn’t get enough them.Around that time, I tried using brown butter in my classic chocolate chip cookie recipe.We devoured every last one of those cookies, but they didn’t have the toasty, nutty brown butter flavor I was after…Many tests and tweaks later, I’m so excited to share these brown butter chocolate chip cookies with you.

With rich, salty, caramel-y undertones, they show off the brown butter at its best.They’re easy to make too—no mixer and no chilling required! Try them the next time you’re craving a bakery-worthy treat.I think you’ll love them! Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies IngredientsI adapted this recipe from these chocolate chip cookies (which, btw, are still a delicious option when you don’t feel like browning butter). The two recipes call for the exact same ingredients, but I use slightly different ratios here to highlight the brown butter.Here’s what you’ll need t

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