You know you just made an amazing cookie when your visiting Italian cousin sweetly asks if she should put aside a couple for breakfast the next day. She’s afraid there may not be any left the next morning for breakfast. I think I may never have to try another chocolate chip cookie recipe again.
This cookie recipe invokes both happiness and fear. You’re overwhelmed with feelings of pure happiness with that first bite. A happiness like you haven’t felt in a while. Soon the happiness starts to fade away and you’re overcome with a little fear.
While I was baking the cookies, Silvia, the other cousin visiting us, took a look at the molasses bottle and asked if it was soy sauce. She said it smelled funny and had never seen it before. It may smell funny, but a little bit mixed with granulated sugar makes a mighty fine cookie.
Or it could have been the browned butter? That was a good idea. Our cousin Stefania asked me about how many calories are there in each cookie? She giggled and asked if there are a lot. I told her to relax because she is on vacation and just enjoy the calories. I didn’t mention that two sticks of butter.
I baked the cookies about 10 minutes. The cookies were chewy and a little crisp around the edges. That is my idea of a perfect cookie. This is a recipe you must try soon.
Browned Butter and Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies
makes 3 dozen cookies
recipe slightly adapted from Alton Brown and Joy the Baker
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon dark molasses, not blackstrap
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups dark chocolate chips or chunks
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium sized bowl, mix the granulated sugar and molasses until no large molasses clumps remain.
Pour browned butter in the mixer’s work bowl. Add the homemade brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Add the egg and mix well. Add the yolk and mix until well combined. Slowly spoon in the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Chill the dough for about 20 minutes, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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Hi Lora, These look fabulous. I love using molasses and browned butter but I've never used them in the same recipe. I was just curious, why do you specify not blackstrap?
These cookies look really delicious. I don't make cookies often but I know these would be a hit in my household. Yummy!
Really like the idea of molasses being in a cookie!
Now I want cookies for breakfast:)
These cookies look absolutely gorgeous. i thought I'd found my ultimate recipe but this might just tip the scales… love the inclusion of molasses and browned butter.
Definitely a yummy looking cookie! I'm sure they would not last very long at my house! 🙂
OH my goodness. I agree with your math, molasses + browned butter = amazing. I'm glad to see you in the swap again and as always, I love reading your posts. Fingers crossed for next swap!
I think you hit on just the right combination for those spectacular cookies! I would put these on your regular rotation of baked treats for your friends and family!
Glad you could make it to the swap this month, we missed you!
I absolutely have to make this! I have never used bread flour for cookies before either but I have a 25 pound bag of the stuff from Costco begging me to use it. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Lora! I'm opening this at a time akin to going grocery shopping when hungry. The first photo had me wondering how quickly I could make a trip to Florida! They look delicious! I love all the thoughtful information you included too. So glad you are back; we are lucky to have you as part of our swap.
I was looking for a recipe for blondies the other day, and came across one that uses bread flour – they said the higher gluten in the bread flour gives a chewiness that regular flour doesn't. I LOVE browned butter AND molasses, as soon as we finish the cookies my daughter just made, have to try this recipe.
As an aside…I *never* buy brown sugar. I always make mine "from scratch" with molasses. I think it gives a richer flavor to the brown sugar and the recipe as a whole 🙂
They looks spectacular. I could imagine the taste of molasses with the brown sugar….. delicious 🙂
These look so tasty Lora. I love cooking with browned butter. So good! I had an Italian Creme Cake last night that was AMAZING. Do you have a favorite recipe? And thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. This was perfect lunch-reading-material. I only wish I could have had a bite! I hope you have a lovely evening.
So great to make homemade brown sugar! And browned butter probably adds such a nice richness. I started getting stressed out just thinking I need to make them…!
My mom makes chocolate chip cookies with molasses and I love her cookies! And to use browned butter- yum! Glad to be part of the Swap!
These look great! I have a choc. chip recipe that uses molasses, but not with browned butter too. It sounds like a winning combination! 🙂
Homemade brown sugar! So amazing to me!
I saw your tweet and am sorry I got her so late. I could use a good cookie or twelve. These are so up my alley…the browned butter, the molasses and oh yeah, the chocolate chips. Great job Lora, wish we could share a cookie and a huge. What a day. XOSO
Mmm, cookies. Never made me own brown sugar, who knew it was so easy. It sounds like your cousin is on smart cookie. Hope you are enjoying summer.
-Gina-
Unlike Stephanie, I don't care how many calories are in these cookies (vacation or not) I'm just wondering how many I can pile onto a plate and eat in one sitting! LOL They do look mighty good 🙂
My apologies to your cousin, I meant to type Stefania.
yumm!These look great!I am hungry!
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My husband's great aunt used to let him have cookies for breakfast…telling him that they were special "breakfast cookies." He still will have the occasional breakfast cookie now and then. These look wonderful, Lora…I love the addition of molasses 🙂 xo
Theswe cookies look amazing, Laura. And the browned butter indeed would have made a difference, in both taste and texture. Yum!
Your cookies rock Lora! With homemade brown sugar AND browned butter – seriously irresistible! I'd be hiding some for breakfast too. xoxo
Your cousin is visiting you and on vacation, two things that should make her not to count calories 🙂
Lovely cookies.
I'm making these RIGHT now. How do I get the dough onto the baking sheets? Right now spoonfuls are entering my mouth and I can't stop. Send help. 🙂 PS I think I'm kidding Lora but this dough is the bomb!
What a fabulous recipe! These cookies look amazing 🙂
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This looks fabulous! YUM!
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Mmmmm molasses make everything better. Those cookies look decadent. And love the super cute helper.
Your cookies look stunning! Never thought of browning the butter before, brilliant. I have the complete urge to make these right now. Fantastic job on the recipe swap.
These look soo great! I'm a sucker for chocolate chip cookies:)
Oh yum! I've never really thought about how they make brown sugar… I'm loving your cookies using the homemade brown sugar! I think I'm gonna have to make these 🙂
just made these for a work christmas event tomorrow, and WOW! they're distinctive than typical chocolate chip cookie because the brown butter adds a great depth (and smells amazing while it's cooking!). really original take on a old favorite. thanks for sharing!
these look so good. i've been looking for a recipe to use up some molasses.