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Tried that viral cookie trick with the browned butter and sea salt...
I was super skeptical about browning butter for chocolate chip cookies because it seemed like extra work for nothing... but I finally tried it last Sunday and the flavor was amazing. My family ate all 24 cookies in one night and asked for more. Has anyone else been surprised by a baking trend they thought was overhyped?
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cameron6844d ago
The thing with browning the butter is you gotta let it cool down properly before mixing it into the dough, or else you end up with greasy cookies instead of chewy ones. I learned that the hard way my first time and they spread out way too thin on the pan. Stick the mixing bowl in the fridge for like 10 minutes after you brown it and that fixes everything. That nutty flavor really does make a huge difference though, so the extra few minutes are totally worth it.
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lily3604d agoProlific Poster
Total game changer when I finally figured this out. Started browning the butter and then pouring it into a glass bowl, let it sit on the counter for about 15 minutes before I even touched the other ingredients. The cookies came out thick and soft with that toasty flavor throughout. Also found that using a mix of brown and white sugar helps with the spread issue too, more brown sugar keeps them from flattening out. Have you tried chilling the whole dough for an hour before baking, or just the butter itself?
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