Brown Butter Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies

In these brown butter chocolate chip miso cookies, the brown butter brings warmth and the miso brings depth. Together, they create a cookie that tastes familiar at first bite, then quietly different. Rich without being heavy. Sweet with a savory undertone that makes you reach for another.

Author: Browndis

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 12 cookies

Calories: 277 kcal per serving

Ingredients

¾ cup - unsalted butter
½ tsp - espresso powder
1 tbsp - milk powder
¾ cup - light brown sugar
¼ cup - granulated or cane sugar
1 - egg
2 tablespoons - white miso paste
2 teaspoons - vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups - all-purpose flour
½ tsp - salt
¼ tsp - baking powder
½ tsp - baking soda
2 teaspoons - cornstarch
¾–1 cup - semi-sweet chocolate
1 ½ tablespoons - granulated sugar
1 tbsp - white miso paste

Instructions

Brown butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden and nutty. Remove from heat, pour in a large mixing bowl and stir in espresso powder and milk powder. Let the butter cool for 10-15 minutes.
While the butter is cooling, in a small separate bowl whisk egg, yolk, and miso until smooth and set aside.
When the butter has cooled, whisk in sugars and vanilla till smooth and glossy.
Add in the egg miso mixture to the batter.
Whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Fold dry into wet just until almost combined, a few noticeable flour streaks.
Stir in chocolate just enough till combined and you don't see any more flour.
Cover and chill dough 30 to 60 minutes.
In a small bowl mix miso sugar topping and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and scoop dough into large balls. Smear a pea-sized dab of miso sugar on all over the top of the cookie dough ball.
Bake at 350°F for 10–11 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes on pan, then transfer to rack to fully cool. The centers will appear underbaked at first and will continue to cook through even on the cooling rack.

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