Brown Butter and Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Brown butter adds extra deliciousness to these oatmeal chocolate cookies. Honestly, they are the best cookies I've eaten (store-bought or homemade)! Prepare the brown butter in advance because it will have to cool completely.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 132 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, swirling the pan frequently, until the butter is browned, about 5 minutes. Pour browned butter into a bowl and set aside to cool.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (168 degrees C).

Step 3

Beat browned butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat one egg into the butter mixture until smooth; add second egg and vanilla extract and beat again until smooth and uniform in color.

Step 4

Mix oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; add to the browned butter mixture and stir to get a cookie dough. Stir chocolate chips into the dough. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonful onto baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until edges and bottoms are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire cooling racks to cool completely.