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Brown butter, espresso, and melty chocolate chips all packed into one soft, bakery-style cookie. The espresso flavor is noticeable without being overpowering, and the chocolate makes them even better.
Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies ☕️🍪
Ingredients
½ cup (1 stick) butter
1 tsp instant espresso powder
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
1½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp cornstarch
¼ tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
In a saucepan over medium heat, brown the butter. Once browned, remove from the heat and stir in the espresso powder until fully dissolved. Allow to cool for 15–20 minutes.
Transfer the cooled espresso butter to a large mixing bowl. Whisk for about 1 minute to help it cool slightly more and thicken. Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and whisk until combined.
Add the egg and vanilla bean paste. Whisk until smooth.
Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Mix until the dry ingredients are about halfway incorporated, then add the chocolate chips. Continue mixing until a dough forms.
Chill the dough while preheating the oven to 350°F.
Scoop the dough into large 3–4 tablespoon portions and shape into tall dough balls.
Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie for spreading. Bake 4–5 cookies per sheet for 12–14 minutes.
Let cool slightly before enjoying.
Makes: 9 large bakery-style cookies
You can absolutely make them smaller… but these giant cookies are worth it. ☕️🍪🤍
🍫 Fudgy Skillet Brownie
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup chocolate chips
3 eggs
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon espresso powder
⅛ teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
In an 8-inch oven-safe skillet, brown the butter over medium heat. Once it turns golden, remove it from the heat.
While the butter is still warm, stir in the chocolate chips until completely melted. Mix in both sugars until smooth.
Let the mixture cool to room temp, then whisk in the eggs until fully combined.
Fold in the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, salt and baking powder until just combined. Don’t overmix.
Bake for 24–26 minutes until the edges are set and the center is still slightly fudgy.
Let cool for 10–15 minutes and enjoy warm—especially with vanilla ice cream.
Pro tip: Pull it from the oven when the center still has a slight jiggle. That’s the secret to that ultra-fudgy texture. 🤎
I truly hope you enjoy this recipe. Please leave feedback and don’t forget to follow me on social media!
Mya 🫶🏻
Funfetti Cookies:
In a large mixing bowl, start by creaming together 1 cup of unsalted, softened butter with 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
Add 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste, and 6 drops of cake batter flavor (optional). Cream until all of the wet ingredients are combined.
Next, add 2 cups of flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1/8 tsp salt.
Mix until the dry ingredients are about half way combined, then add about 1 cup of white chocolate chunks and 1/2 cup of funfetti sprinkles. Continue mixing until the dry ingredients are fully combined and the chocolate + sprinkles are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Scoop the cookie dough into balls. I like to refigerate my dough while I preheat the oven to 350°F.
Then, I bake about 10-12 at a time, evenly spaced out on a parchment lined baking sheet. I baked them for 8-9 minutes. The edges should just barely be getting set and the middle will still look a tad under done. Take the cookies out of the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet. Top with extra sprinkles once taking the cookies out of the oven.
I hope you love these as much as I do! Tag me if you make them!!
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