Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you haven't hopped on the brown butter bandwagon, make these cookies and you will definitely be on it. The browned butter adds a nutty, caramelly flavor to these cookies. As an added bonus, there is some good-for-you whole wheat in this recipe. So these cookies are completely healthy. At least that's what I tell myself after eating quite a few!

makes about 40 cookies

1 cup salted butter
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment or spray with cooking spray.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. The butter will foam and bubble. This means that the water is evaporating from the butter. The butter will begin to brown. Once well browned, remove the butter from the heat and pour into a small bowl. Allow the butter to cool for ten minutes or so.

In a mixing bowl, stir together the sugars and butter. Add the vanilla and eggs. Add the salt and baking soda. Stir to combine. Add the flours and stir to combine. Add the chocolate chips and walnuts and stir. Place bowl in the fridge for 15 or so minutes.

Scoop with a small cookie scoop onto the prepared sheet pan. Cook for 10-12 minutes and let cool.

source: adapted from here

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yummy, chewy, salty, good ol' fashioned chocolate chips cookies. I made these for my grandpas for Father's Day and they quite enjoyed them!

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 scant teaspoon kosher salt
1-2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream together butter, shortening, and sugars (by hand always makes for a better cookie!)
3. Add in the egg and vanilla and stir until combined
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix. Add chocolate chips
5. Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes.

source: recipe from here

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Costco-esque Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

One of my favorite things about Costco (besides their pesto and sample days) is their ginormous chocolate muffins. I have been searching for a long time for a copy cat recipe- and this one is very delicious- but not quite as heavy and dense as the ones at Costco. Maybe a chocolate chip muffin experiment is in the works? In the meantime, I think these yummy muffins will have to suffice.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cups cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 cup milk (I used skim)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2-1 cup chocolate chips

In a small bowl, remove two tablespoons of flour from the 2 1/4 cups (now 2 cups and 2 tablespoons remains) and mix with the chocolate chips. Set aside

In a mixing bowl, combine the remaining flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

In a different bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips/flour mixture.

Fill lined cupcake pans 2/3 full with batter.Bake at 325 degrees for 18-24 minutes. Muffins are done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on wire racks. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

source: allrecipes.com, adapted a bit by me. This recipe said it makes 24 muffins, yet I only got 18 ish. I like these muffins best if they are cold.

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