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Brown butter cookies with flaky salt

  • 20 min + overnight
  • Makes 16
  • 180 °C

Ingredients

  • 200 g unsalted butter, browned and cooled
  • 180 g light brown sugar
  • 70 g caster sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 yolk
  • 280 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 200 g dark chocolate, chopped
  • Flaky sea salt

Method

  1. Brown the butter until nutty and deep gold. Cool for 20 minutes.
  2. Whisk in both sugars, then the egg and yolk, until glossy.
  3. Fold in flour, soda and chocolate. Chill the dough overnight.
  4. Scoop 60 g balls, bake at 180 °C for 11 minutes, salt while warm.

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