Recipe: Browned Butter, M&Ms & Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

references: sweetannas

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened* 
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 cups mini or regular M&Ms candies, divided (1 cup + 1 cup)

Directions

Melt the butter in a 10 or 12" cast iron skillet over medium heat. Continue to cook the butter, stirring often, until it starts to foam. Watch carefully now, still stirring, as it starts to brown and smell toasty and fragrant.

Remove the pan from the heat, pour the butter into a bowl to cool slightly before proceeding. (Don't clean the skillet - just let it cool as is... it is greased now and ready for the cookie dough in a bit!)

Preheat the oven to 375ºF.

In your large mixer bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla & salt until smooth.

Mix in the flour and baking soda until just well mixed and then stir in the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the m&ms.

Press the dough evenly into the prepared skillet, sprinkle the top with the remaining cup M&Ms, pressing them in gently, and then place in the oven to bake for 25-35 minutes, until the cookie is just set and golden brown around the edges.

Cool and then cut into wedges and serve from the pan!