*These Chocolate Chip Cookies are seriously the best version of this classic treat! They’re flavored with plenty of browned butter, brown sugar, and vanilla, and are loaded with semisweet chocolate chips.*

The big day has come!! As you read this, I am literally in the air flying to Shanghai! Wow, I could not be more excited. We’ll be in Shanghai for about a week, before heading to Thailand for a bit of a beach getaway. I’m hoping to pop in here and there to share some travel stories and tidbits with you, and I’ve got recipes planned out and scheduled for the next couple weeks, so don’t worry – I’ll still be around! But I’m also looking forward to taking a break from normal work, exploring the hell out of Shanghai, and totally relaxing in warm, tropical Thailand.

Ok, let’s jump straight to these delicious chocolate chip cookies, because I’ve spent years perfecting them. Yes, literally, years. One summer, I made it my goal to create the perfect chocolate chip cookie, and I spent hours researching all sorts of different techniques. Across the internet you’ll find cookie recipes with butter, sugar, flour, and chocolate in such a wide variety of ratios, it’s impossible to keep them all straight! Some people argue that large chunks of the best bitter chocolate is a necessity, while others stick with plain old Nestle chips. After many, many rounds of testing and so much cookie sampling, I figured out what works best for me: browning the butter, whipping the white sugar and the eggs until super light, and chilling the dough for twenty four hours before baking. Yes, you’ll have to wait a while for optimal results – I promise, it’s totally worth it.

These cookies are crisp and chewy on the outside, while perfectly soft in the center. They’re rich with nutty browned butter and plenty of chocolate. They maintain that just-under-baked deliciousness, even once they’ve cooled. Best of all – they’re easy to make. After all, I already did all the hard work, and you guys get to reap the rewards, by way of this foolproof, outstanding cookie recipe!