Perfect for holiday cookie trays, you’ll love the depth of flavors in Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Easy to make, and oh so yummy!

Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies, cookies, cookies! The season of all things cookies has arrived and with it a whole lot of opportunities to not only eat cookies but to bake them and give them as gifts.

I don’t bake cookies as much as I should throughout the year. My cookie baking kicks into full gear once fall hits. Something about the crisp temps and edging closer to the holidays simply makes me want to bake cookies.

Today I’m sharing a delicious spin on the old standard, the chocolate chip cookie. As beloved as a chocolate chip cookie is, there’s always room for some variety, right?

 

 

Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies take your taste buds on a trip. With spices and dark chocolate chips, the flavors are top-notch. 

Add browned butter into the mix and you’ve got your self a winner! If you haven’t tried baking with browned butter, give it a try, the slightly nutty and warm flavor that it brings to baked goods is amazing.

With minimal ingredients, you’ll find yourself whipping up Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies all throughout the holiday season. They make great additions to holiday cookie platters. I think they taste mighty fine with a cup of coffee too. Enjoy!

 

 

What ingredients do you need to make Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies?

• Butter
• Brown Sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla Extract
• Flour
• Spices: Ground Cinnamon, Ginger, and Nutmeg
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Dark Chocolate Chips

 

Some tips for making Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies:

• I used a 1″ cookie scoop. If you use a larger scoop, you’ll need to adjust the baking time.
• Store cookies in a sealed container after cooling.
• Line baking pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
• I used unsalted butter.

Simple steps for making Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies:

To brown butter: place butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat approximately 5-10 minutes until the butter has achieved a nutty scent and golden brown color. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Combine together in a mixing bowl: flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Beat together brown sugar and browned butter with an electric mixer. Add in egg and vanilla extract.

Gradually add dry ingredients into brown sugar mixture. Stir in dark chocolate chips.

Cover dough and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350° degrees. Place cookie dough on prepared baking pans. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool 2-3 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool.

Looking for more great cookies? Here ya go:

• Frosted Chai Spiced Eggnog Cookies | Snacks and Sips
• Russian Tea Cakes | Mildly Meandering
• Almond Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies | Who Needs A Cape?
• Coconut Thins | Lovefoodies

Yield: 3 dozen

Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Perfect for holiday cookie trays, you'll love the depth of flavors in Spiced Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Easy to make, and oh so yummy! 

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Chilling Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1. To brown butter: place butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat approximately 5-10 minutes until the butter has achieved a nutty scent and golden brown color. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
2. Combine together in a mixing bowl: flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat together brown sugar and browned butter with an electric mixer. Add in egg and vanilla extract.
4. Gradually add dry ingredients into brown sugar mixture. Stir in dark chocolate chips.
5. Cover dough and refrigerate 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 350° degrees. Place cookie dough on prepared baking pans. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool 2-3 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool.