These brown butter cookies with coconut and chocolate chips are taken to the next level by adding brown butter and sea salt.
Like a lot of you, we’ve been going nuts lately for brown butter anything. These cookies with coconut and chocolate chips go beyond your typical recipe.
The brown butter gives a subtle twist that only brown butter can add. A light finish with sea salt creates that complex sweet and salty marriage of flavors that everyone loves.
About brown butter
A while back we wrote an entire post on brown butter. If you’ve never made it, don’t worry – it’s easy. However, it does require that you keep your eye on it.
If you take it off the heat too soon you’ve just got melted butter. Leaving it too long gives a scorched flavor and smell.
If you watch carefully and get it just right, though, there is nothing like it. Be sure to visit that previous post for our tips on making perfect brown butter and a whole collection of recipes using it.
These cookies are not just about the brown butter, though. Clearly, you can never go wrong with semi-sweet morsels. Additionally, we gave them a unique twist with the coconut, but with a light hand, so it’s not overpowering.
Cookies that aren’t overly sweet
The recipe makes 24 medium sized cookies, but uses only ¾ cup of brown sugar. Coconut adds a touch more sweetness and the semi-sweet chocolate morsels are, well, semi-sweet. Overall, you have no doubt that this is a cookie, but the sweetness is just right.
The crowning touch of these Cookies with Coconut and Chocolate Chips?
Without a doubt, it’s a light sprinkling of sea salt. Now, you can certainly leave the sea salt off if you prefer. Definitely, sprinkle with a light hand.
But we think that the sea salt gives a perfect salty-sweet twang that just cannot be beat. Think candy-coated pretzels – only better.
If you love small bite sweets like we do you’re also going to love Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Orange Frosting.
Another favorite cookie recipe of ours are these Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies and they are so perfect for Christmas or Valentines Day.
Best tips for getting perfect cookies every time:
- Check out our complete post on brown butter
- Use parchment paper or silicone mats for even cooking and no-stick quality
- Use coarse or flaky sea salt
- Mound the dough slightly in a tablespoon measuring spoon for just the right amount
- 2 or 3 chocolate chips pressed into the top will make your cookies prettier
- Sprinkle the sea salt immediately after the cookies come out of the oven
- Chilling the dough for about 30 minutes makes it easy to handle but not too hard (it’s still a stiff dough). The chill time also keeps the cookies from spreading too much.
These brown butter cookies with coconut and chocolate chips are easy, not too sweet, unique and delicious.
Cookies with Coconut & Chocolate Chips, Brown Butter & Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 1-¼ cup plain flour
- 1-½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted and browned
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- ¾ cup coconut
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Stir together in medium bowl, flour, baking powder, salt and cornstarch.
- In small skillet (preferably light colored), melt butter and then cook over medium heat, until a golden brown color. Remove from heat immediately.
- Pour browned butter in a large bowl. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well.
- Add egg and mix well.
- Add dry ingredients and mix until well combined. This will be a stiff dough.
- Stir in chocolate morsels and coconut.
- Chill the dough for approximately 30 minutes.
- Scoop out with measuring tablespoon, mounding slightly and place mounds onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone sheet.
- If desired, press 2 or 3 more morsels onto top of cookie.
- Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
- Remove from pan and immediately sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
- Cool on pan 3 to 4 minutes and then move to cooling rack.
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Rebecca Hubbell says
I love adding coconut to my cookies and I bet the browned butter takes these to a whole other level!
Pam says
Indeed it does Rebecca. Thanks!
Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze says
You had me at coconut and chocolate – but browned butter too? OMG. MUST TRY.
Pam says
Thanks, Jeni!
Valentina says
I love the nutty flavor of browned butter — in both sweet and savory recipes. I can only imagine how amazing it makes these already delicious cookies! Yes please!
Pam says
I agree with you, Valentina. Browned butter makes everything better!
Veena Azmanov says
I love adding coconut to my cookie. These chocolate chips with coconut and that brown butter must really taste so delicious. I can almost smell the brown butter.
Pam says
Thank you so much, Veena!
Deanna says
I love all the flavors you have in these cookies from the sea salt to coconut! The perfect cookie to enjoy in my book!
Pam says
Thanks, Deanna. We love the flavor contrasts too! The sea salt just sets them off perfectly.
The Better Baker says
I’m one of those who is wild about anything with browned butter. These look fabulous and I adore the taste combo. MMMMM!