These brown butter bourbon chocolate chip cookies are unique and oh so gourmet! They have a thick, chewy texture and are scooped large for a bakery-style look. A splash of bourbon, melty pockets of chopped chocolate, and flaky sea salt all take them over the top!
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT35M
Rating
4.95 stars (19 reviews)
Keywords
brown butter bourbon chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter (cut into Tablespoon-sized pieces)
3 Tablespoons bourbon
1 cup dark brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk (room temperature preferred)
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon table salt
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate bar (chopped)
Flaky sea salt (for sprinkling)
Categories
cookie
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Brown the butter. Place butter in medium-sized skillet and heat over medium/low heat until melted. Once melted, increase heat to just above medium and use a heatproof spatula to stir and swirl the butter constantly. Butter will begin to bubble, sputter, and pop. When the popping slows down you will see brown bits forming on the bottom of your pan. Once you see significant browning, remove from heat and pour into a heat-proof bowl.
Add bourbon, stir, and set aside to cool until butter is no longer warm to the touch. As the butter cools, preheat oven to 350F (175C), line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Once butter is cooled, add sugars and stir well.
Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir to combine.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually add dry ingredients into the wet, stirring until completely combined.
Add chopped chocolate and stir well.
Scoop dough into 2 Tablespoon sized scoops (86g) and place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2” (5cm) apart.
Transfer to center rack of 350F preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes or until edges are beginning to turn light golden.
Upon removing from oven, sprinkle lightly with flaky sea salt. Allow to cool completely on pan before enjoying!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 442 kcal
Carbohydrates: 56 g
Protein: 4 g
Fat: 21 g
Saturated Fat: 13 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 55 mg
Sodium: 277 mg
Sugar: 31 g
Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
Reviews
Kelly Bjorndal on 2026-07-23 (5 stars): Hi Sam! I made these cookies today and, while they turned out beautiful and, holy cow, delicious, the dough seemed to be rather oily yet somewhat crumbly. Can’t think why? I’d love to see a video for these cookies, or am I just missing it maybe? This is truly a levelled up chocolate chip cookie and a must try! Thank you!!
Paula on 2026-06-13 (5 stars): Love, love, love this chocolate chip cookie recipe! Easy and ridiculously straightforward. You got me with no refrigeration needed prior to baking. definitely a plus on that.
Lara on 2026-03-23 (5 stars): Delicious!! I will make it again. I always take my cookies to work and they all LOVED them; a few
co-workers came to me directly to say how good it was. It's a winner; to be fair, all your recipes I've tried so far are winners ;)
