Spiced Browned Butter Chocolate Fleck Cookies

I may only receive got a novel favorite chocolate fleck cookie.  Yes, I'm absolutely inward love amongst these Spiced Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.  And I'm non the only 1 who loves them.  I made these for an afternoon get-together amongst a few of my girlfriends ... in addition to every unmarried 1 of them is inward dear amongst these scrumptious cookies, too!

And I mean value there's 3 things that receive got contributed to why these cookies receive got captured our hearts ...

1. The richness of browned butter.

Oh my gracious, browned butter adds such a flavorful richness to these cookies!  The season is a-mazing.

And I receive got a confession.  I was ever 1 of those people who, when reading a recipe that called for browned butter, idea 'Oh, I don't actually require to become through the extra pace of browning the butter.  It won't brand much difference.'

Uh, WRONG.  Sooooo wrong.

I've since learned that when a recipe calls for browned butter, there's a argue ... because it rewards you lot amongst absolutely amazing rich flavor!  Take the fourth dimension to brownish the butter when a recipe calls for it.  You'll endure glad you lot did.

2. The jar of season from the spice combination.

These scrumptious cookies acquire a wonderful jar of season from a impact of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, in addition to cloves.  It's similar combining a mild-flavored gingersnap in addition to a chocolate fleck cookie ... ii of my favorite things together!

It's no wonder I dear them so.

3.  They're whole grain.

Surprised?

Yes, thus were my friends.

Made amongst white whole-wheat flour, these picayune yummies are whole grain.  Bonus!

So, if you lot dear chocolate fleck cookies ... in addition to dear the season of gingerbread or gingersnaps ... in addition to dear tender cookies ... in addition to dear whole-grain baking ... in addition to thus I highly recommend you lot whip upwards a batch of these scrumptious Spiced Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.

And receive got the fourth dimension to brownish the butter.  Believe me, the season vantage is worth it!

Spiced Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source:  Adapted from Christmas Cooking Southern Style magazine, Christmas 2011

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

• 14 T. softened unsalted butter, divided
• 3/4 c. packed night brownish sugar
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 3/4 c. white whole-wheat flour
• 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. In a small-scale saucepan, melt 10 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook until the butter turns golden brown, most 3 to four minutes. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add the remaining four tablespoons of butter in addition to stir until melted.
2. Add the brownish sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, in addition to tabular array salt to the browned butter; stir to combine. Add the egg in addition to egg yolk, mixing until good combined.
3. In a small-scale bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, in addition to baking soda. Combine the flour mixture amongst the butter mixture, stirring until good combined. Add the chocolate chips in addition to stir until only combined.
4. Cover dough in addition to chill inward the fridge for thirty minutes.
5. Scoop dough past times heaping tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets, placing dough at to the lowest degree 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees until cookies are puffy in addition to edges are golden brown, most ix - xi minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Enjoy!