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Brown Butter Oatmeal Chunk Cookies

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Brown butter makes it better.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups Unsalted Butter
  • 1-¼ cup All-purpose Flour
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ¾ cups Rolled Oats
  • 1-½ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ½ cups Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cups Loosely Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1 whole Large Egg
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Tablespoon Milk (optional)
  • 1 cup Chocolate Chunks

Preparation

Heat a small saucepan over medium-low heat and add butter. Whisking constantly, cook butter until bubbly and until small brown bits appear on the bottom of the pan, about 5-6 minutes. Watch closely and immediately remove the butter from the heat when the brown bits appear, then whisk for an additional 30 seconds or so. Set aside and let cool COMPLETELY. Note: It does not need to solidfy at all, but it should not be warm to the touch.

In a bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, oats and cinnamon, mix to combine, then set aside.

Once butter has cooled, add it to a large bowl. Whisk in sugars, stirring until smooth. Add in egg and vanilla, whisking until smooth once again. Slowly begin to stir in the dry ingredients, using your hands if necessary (I always do) to bring dough together. If you find that the dough still won’t come together, add in milk 1 tablespoon at a time (I rarely have to do this.) Fold in chocolate chips, distributing them evenly. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 F.

Using an ice cream scoop or your hands, form the chilled dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Place them about 2 inches apart on a nonstick baking sheet, then bake for 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms and edges are golden. Let cool before serving. Makes about 15-18 cookies.

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maegochan on 1.22.2013

This recipe went over well with the gaming group (or at least I assume so as they’re all gone and the other two types of cookies still have representatives). I used white chocolate since my husband is a fan of it and they were quite tasty.

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macdmo on 3.31.2012

Super Yummy, and great to take to gatherings! A big hit! Will become a standard for me! thanks for a great recipe!

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theyifamily4 on 3.27.2012

These are the best chocolate chip cookies ever! I’ve been looking for a chocolate chip cookie recipe that doesn’t flatten out. This one fits the bill. I did make a couple of changes by omitting the cinnamon and adding 1/2 cup of pecans. I will definitely be making these again. I used a medium cookie scoop (Pampered Chef) & it made 24. Thank you.

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Lainey on 3.24.2012

These are out of this world delicious. The browned butter does make them stand out. I definitely will be using this recipe again. A great combination of chocolate and oatmeal. I got 22 good-sized cookies out of this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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