Bourbon Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

We love cookies!  We love chocolate chip cookies!  I don't even know how many different cookie recipes we have, and we use them all.  This is a new one for us.  Chocolate chip cookies with bourbon (and taragon) in them.  Tried it out for th efirst time and surprise, surprise... we love them.  The sea salt is optioal, but we have found with many of our cookie recipes that a little sprinkle of salt on top really brings out the flavors and makes a great cookie.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 Tbs finely chopped tarragon leaves
• Course sea salt to sprinkle tops (optional)

Instructions:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan.  Continually stirring, heat until it browns to make brown butter. Remove from heat once butter turns nutty brown. Set aside to cool
• In a bowl stir together the flour, baking soda & salt
• In a stand mixer, beat together cooled butter and sugars until smooth. Add egg, egg yolk, bourbon & vanilla extract, beat until well combined
• Add in flour mixture, mix until evenly incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips and tarragon by hand. Chill dough for 30 minutes
• Using a cookie scoop, scoop cookies dough onto parchment lined cookie sheet
• Top with a sprinkle of course sea salt (optional)
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 12-14 minutes

Adapted from kitchenbowl.com