Directions
Step 1
In a big pot over medium-high warmth, soften the butter and prepare dinner, utilizing a picket spoon to stir and scrape the underside of the pot regularly, till the solids are toasty, browned, and really aromatic, about 8 minutes. (Don’t stroll away from the range; butter can go from completely browned to burned and bitter in a short time.) Take away from the warmth, then instantly stir within the brown sugar. Put aside till room temperature.
Step 2
In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, salt, and baking soda.
Step 3
When the butter-sugar combination has cooled, use the picket spoon or a silicone spatula to stir within the eggs and yolks, then stir within the flour combination till simply mixed. Cowl and refrigerate the dough till agency, at the least 4 and as much as 24 hours.
Step 4
Place racks within the high and backside thirds of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Scoop the dough into 32 two-tablespoon parts, then roll every into golf ball-sized spheres. Working in batches, prepare the spheres 3 inches aside on two parchment-lined baking sheets and bake, rotating and swapping the highest and backside pans midway by cooking, till the cookies have unfold and are flippantly browned on high and barely darker on the edges, about 12 minutes. Switch to a wire rack. Between batches, rinse (below chilly water), dry, and reline the baking sheets with parchment. Serve heat or at room temperature, or, if making ice cream sandwiches, chill the cookies earlier than assembling.
