Oatmeal Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
I made these recently to take on a camping trip and they were a total hit!
Awesome Browned Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tbsp water
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 cup sweetened, shredded coconut (optional)
3 cups Old Fashioned rolled oats (Quick oats work --not steel cut, not instant)
BROWN THE BUTTER:
PLACE STICKS OF BUTTER IN A THICK-BOTTOMED MEDIUM SIZED STAINLESS-STEEL SAUCEPAN. (IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE A SAUCEPAN THAT HAS A LIGHT, REFLECTIVE INTERIOR LIKE STAINLESS STEEL, OTHERWISE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE BUTTER BROWNING.) HEAT ON MEDIUM. MELT THE BUTTER, WHISKING SO THAT THE BUTTER MELTS EVENLY. CONTINUE TO COOK THE BUTTER. AS IT COOKS, THE BUTTER WILL FOAM UP, AND THEN THE FOAM WILL SUBSIDE. WHISK FREQUENTLY TO CHECK UNDERNEATH THE BUBBLY SURFACE. AT SOME POINT, BROWNED BITS WILL FORM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN AND THE BUTTER WILL BEGIN TO SMELL NUTTY. WATCH CAREFULLY, IT'S EASY FOR THE BUTTER TO GO FROM BROWNED TO BURNT. WHEN THE BROWNED BITS BEGIN TO FORM, REMOVE THE PAN FROM THE HEAT. POUR THE MELTED BUTTER, WITH THE BROWNED BITS, INTO A GLASS OR METAL BOWL. ALLOW TO COOL A BIT WHILE YOU PREPARE THE OTHER INGREDIENTS.
Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the browned butter (along with the browned bits) in a mixer bowl. Add the brown and white sugar. Beat on medium high speed for about 3 minutes, until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat for three more minutes on medium speed until smooth and light.
Using a wooden spoon, stir the flour mixture into the butter sugar egg mixture. Stir in 2 Tbsp water (note that if you are using jumbo eggs, and not large eggs as the recipe calls for, you will probably not need this much extra liquid.)
Stir in the chocolate chips, and the pecans and shredded coconut (if using). Stir in the oatmeal.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Spoon out heaping tablespoon gulls of cookie dough and place them on the cookie sheet. Make sure you have about 2" of space between each cookie, as they will flatten a little and spread on the cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, or until they are just brown around the edges, but still soft in the center. They will firm up as they cool. (If you want them crispier, you can bake them from 12-14 minutes. 10 minutes will help yield a more chewy cookie.)