Description
Marry Me Cookies offer a delightful chocolate chip experience that melts hearts with each bite. Rich, buttery dough and gooey chocolate chips promise a romantic culinary journey you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225 g/8 oz) unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g/7 oz) brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (100 g/3.5 oz) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (170 g/6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g/10 oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (80 g/2.8 oz) white chocolate chips
- 1 cup (80 g/2.8 oz) rolled oats
- ½ cup (60 g/2.1 oz) chopped pecans (or walnuts)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
Instructions
- Brown Butter Transformation: Melt butter in a saucepan, stirring constantly until it turns golden brown and develops a rich, nutty aroma. Let the browned butter cool for 10 minutes to reach a stable temperature.
- Flavor Foundation: Whisk together cooled brown butter with brown and granulated sugars until smooth. Incorporate eggs individually, then blend in vanilla extract, creating a uniform, glossy mixture.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, maintaining a delicate touch to preserve the dough’s tender texture.
- Mix-In Magic: Fold in oats, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and chopped pecans, distributing ingredients evenly throughout the dough without overmixing.
- Flavor Development: Wrap the dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, allowing flavors to meld and intensify while ensuring optimal cookie consistency.
- Baking Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Shape dough into uniform 2-tablespoon balls, spacing them generously to allow for spreading.
- Perfect Bake: Place cookies in the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown and centers remain slightly soft. Rest cookies on the baking sheet for a few moments before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Serving Suggestion: Enjoy these decadent cookies while warm, perhaps paired with a refreshing glass of milk – a tempting treat that might just spark a romantic moment!
Notes
- Brown Butter Technique: Carefully monitor the butter’s color and aroma during browning to achieve a rich, nutty flavor without burning. Remove from heat immediately when deep amber appears.
- Dough Resting Importance: Refrigerate the dough for at least an hour to enhance flavor complexity and prevent excessive spreading during baking. Patience ensures a more developed, cohesive cookie texture.
- Gentle Mixing Method: Fold ingredients minimally to maintain a tender crumb. Overmixing can develop gluten, resulting in tough, dense cookies that lack the desired soft, delicate consistency.
- Versatile Customization: Easily adapt the recipe for dietary needs by substituting nuts with seeds, using gluten-free flour, or replacing chocolate with dried fruits for alternative flavor profiles and dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 193
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg