These cookies are chewy, sweet & salty with a hint of brown butter. They are comforting and plant-based. For an even chewier cookie, tap them with the back of a spoon right out of the oven.
1: Brown butter in a small saucepan by heating on medium until melted and just starting to foam; approximately 5 minutes.
2: Combine butter and sugars, add applesauce and mix well until combined.
3: Dissolve baking soda in the water and add in.
4: Add flour 1 cup at a time until combined.
5: Add chocolate chips and fold in.
6: Scoop a heaping red scoop of dough and top with a pinch of salt.
7: Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes depending on the oven.
8: Let sit until cool or move to the cooling rack after 10 minutes.
