Hazelnut Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
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The best dang cookies I ever had. Note that the dough needs to rest in the fridge overnight for these cookies, and it's TOTALLY WORTH IT, so plan ahead. Seriously, it makes a huge difference.
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Serves: 28
Ingredients
  • 8 oz (225g) salted butter
  • 5 oz (140g) caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • salt
  • 5 oz (140g) brown sugar
  • 10 oz (285g) plain flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • 4 oz (110g) milk chocolate
  • 4 oz (110g) dark chocolate
  • 4 oz (110g) skinned hazelnuts, toasted and chopped
Instructions
  1. First, brown the butter. Place the butter into a wide and deep pan and place over a medium heat, swirling the pan regularly. Once the butter begins to smell nutty and turns a golden brown colour (about 5 minutes) remove it from the heat and immediately pour into a small bowl. Place in the fridge to chill for 10 minutes
  2. Place the caster sugar, eggs and vanilla paste into a freestanding mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whip for about 4 minutes, or until pale and forming thick ribbons.
  3. Switch to the paddle attachment and add the now cooled butter (it should be cold to the touch, but still liquid) and the brown sugar and mix until just combined.
  4. Add a big pinch of salt, and then sift the flour and baking powder. Mix for a short burst, until almost combined, but with some flour still visible.
  5. Add the chocolates and nuts, and mix for another short burst or until everything is just combined.
  6. Refrigerate the dough at least overnight, and up to 72 hours.
  7. When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F/170C, and line a pan with baking paper.
  8. Scoop out 3tbsp sized balls of dough onto the pan, with plenty of space in between and sprinkle them generously with sea salt.
  9. Bake for 13 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges.
  10. Leave them to cool on the tray for about 3 minutes, and then transfer them to a cooling rack, or just eat them all warm, standing up in the kitchen. Your call!
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/dev/2014/01/hazelnut-brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies.html