Browned Butter Chocolate Chip & Pretzel Cookies
by Me and Herb
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| cookie photo the next morning, made later during the night when lighting was all crazy |
makes 3 dozen truly super terrific
cookies
Ingredients-
- 1 c. unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 c. light brown sugar
- 2 eggs plus 1 yolk
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup crushed pretzels
- 1/2 c. chopped pecans
- 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instruction-
- Preheat oven 350º
- Line your cookie sheets with Silpats or parchment paper
- In a medium saucepan, melt 1 cup unsalted butter over medium heat, this takes around 20 minutes be patient for the browned butter makes the cookie. When butter is melted, continue to cook, stirring butter constantly until it becomes a light caramel color. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- In bowl of stand mixer, mix butter and sugar until combined, then add eggs, one at at time, extra yolk and vanilla. Continue mixing until light in color, making for a thicker batter.
- Add in baking soda, salt and flour. Mix on low until combined, then mix in crushed pretzels and nut mixture, then semi-sweet chocolate chips with your wooden spoon.
- Using medium cookie scoop, 2 ounce, drop dough on lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart, baking until just golden at the edges, about 8-10 minutes. Centers might not seem done, but, remove the cookies and allow to cool for 3-4 minutes on baking sheet before moving to your wire racks to finish cooling.
Tip: to quickly crush nuts, place in a heavy plastic bag and smash with your rolling pin :)
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wonderful Grand Re-opening at Firestone Forge April 18th, 2015 that my family and I attended
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