Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These brown butter pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy ( not cakey) it has the perfect balance of chocolate, pumpkin and pumpkin spice, and then the flaky sea salt takes it to another level This is seriously the most perfect chocolate chip cookie, and you all should try it.

What you’ll need:

•1 cup unsalted butter or salted ( i personally love using salted butter)

•2/3 cup pumpkin puree

•1/2 cup granulated sugar

•1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)

•2 egg yolks (room temperature)

•2 tsp vanilla extract

•1 2/3 cup + 1 tbsp flour

•2 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice

•1 tsp baking soda

•1/2 tsp sea salt

•1/4 - 1 cup of chopped chocolate ( I prefer 1/4 cup because I don’t like too many chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. on medium heat melt your butter (stir frequently)once melted the butter will foam up a bit and subside, you’ll see browned specks start to form at the bottom (this takes about 5-8 mins) It should have a nutty aroma. Pour in a bowl to stop the butter from cooking ( set aside and let it cool)

3. Scoop the pumpkin onto the paper towel and allow it to sit and draw out some moisture

4. Transfer the pumpkin to a clean paper towel and gently wring it out over the mesh strainer. replace with another clean paper towel and wring the pumpkin out again. (I used about 4-5 paper towels) Repeat the process a couple times until the pumpkin looks like play dough. It should roughly measure out to 1/3 cup

5. To a bowl add your sugars , and cooled browned butter and whisk for a minute and whisk in the egg yolks , vanilla extract and pumpkin until combined

6. To a seperate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin spice

7. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and gently fold in . Just before it’s fully combined add in the chocolate chips and gently fold in

8. Using a large cookie scoop , scoop out balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

9. Bake for 10-13 mins until the edges are golden brown and the middle is slightly underbaked.

10. Top with Flaky sea salt and let them cool completely and ENJOY