Browned Butter, Mini Egg, and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

The addition of browned butter brings out the caramelized sweetness in these chocolate chunk cookies while imparting nutty notes to every bite. Crushed mini-egg candies finish off this sweet Easter treat!

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Browned Butter, Mini Egg, and Chocolate Chunk Cookies
 
Makes about 20 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (110 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs (100 grams)
  • 1 large egg yolk (19 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract
  • 2¾ cups (344 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
  • ¾ teaspoon (3.75 grams) baking soda
  • 1 cup (163 grams) crushed candy-coated milk chocolate eggs
  • 1 cup (163 grams) chocolate chunks
  • ¾ cup (157 grams) lightly crushed candy-coated milk chocolate eggs, divided
  • Garnish: flaked sea salt
Instructions
  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook until butter turns a medium-brown color and has a nutty aroma, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and pour into a medium bowl. Place bowl in a large bowl full of ice water. Let cool, stirring every 5 minutes, until butter solidifies.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat browned butter and sugars at medium speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, kosher salt, and baking soda. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating just until combined. Beat in 1 cup (about 163 grams) crushed chocolate eggs and chocolate chunks. Using a 2½-tablespoon spring-loaded scoop, scoop dough, and place on prepared pan. Top dough scoops lightly with crushed chocolate eggs. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  6. Bake for 6 minutes. Rotate pans, and bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes more. Immediately top with remaining lightly crushed chocolate eggs, and garnish with flaked salt, if desired.
Notes
If you don't have chocolate chunks, feel free to use whatever chocolate chips you have on hand.
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8 COMMENTS

  1. These cookies are the bomb! Love the browned butter flavor and the contrast of the soft, chewy cookie with that candy crunch. I’d bake these all year round!

  2. I love your podcast, was thinking of subscribing to the magazine (back when bookstores were open, I used to love looking thru it, it’s gorgeous.
    I thought I make a few recipes before I subscribe. This is my second recipe, I commented on first one (was OK). But these, these are amazing!
    I saw this recipe on Instagram feed and it happened to be after I finished all my Easter baking, so thought I would do it next year. And now I thought: “I bet Easter candies are on sale, why don’t I try it?”, took me a while to find the chocolate eggs at CVS and yes, they were on sale. These take time, as you need to brown the butter and then cool it to solid state, then dough in the fridge overnight. But didn’t disappoint, and kids loved these of course!

  3. I made these last year and will definitely be making them again this year! These were an amazing Easter treat.
    Can you tell me which one of your books has this recipe in it? I have every one of your books but can’t seem to find this recipe in them.
    Thank you.

  4. Who is the author of this recipe? I want to send an email and ask them a question about the recipe as I don’t think the instructions are as detailed on some steps as they should be. Thank you.

  5. These cookies are amazing. Just wondering if you can direct as to which of the “Bake from Scratch” books this recipe is in?

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