What is a potato flake sourdough starter?

A potato flake sourdough starter is a starter that consists of instant potato flakes, sugar, water, and a tiny bit of yeast to get it going. You can find out how to make one and how to feed it on this post . It's very low maintenance and will be life changing if you are wanting to make delicious recipes.

Do I have to use browned butter?

For this specific recipe, yes. The browned butter adds so much flavor, I could literally drink it, it's that good.

The recipe says to refrigerate for at least 8 hours, do I have to?

I have NEVER chilled my cookie dough before. I hate recipes that tell you to refrigerate the dough because when I want cookies, I want them now. However, since this sourdough chocolate chip cookie recipe is made with browned butter that is melted and with a liquidy sourdough starter, it is essential to chill it in the fridge. Otherwise, your cookies are going to be a big puddle on the pan.

Do these freeze well?

Absolutely. We love to have cookies frozen in the freezer and these sourdough chocolate chip cookies are no exception. You can either wrap them individually or throw them all in the same bag. We will typically wrap them individually and just take one out to thaw for 30 minutes when the craving hits.

Browned Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Story Behind the Browned Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you have been around for a while you know that I love my Potato Flake Sourdough Bread. It’s amazing, easy, and absolutely delicious. You would also know that my husband LOVES chocolate chip cookies. He loves them so much, that I literally took the first 3 years of our marriage trying to create the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie. I did and you should make them.

When I saw that Amber, from Amber’s Kitchen, created a sourdough chocolate chip cookie recipe, I was so intrigued. I had been wanting to experiment using my potato flake sourdough starter in different ways, and this was at the top of the list.

One thing you have to know, is that this is a recipe specifically for my Potato Flake Sourdough starter. You can find all of the steps for the starter on this post. This starter is completely different than what you are a probably used to. My starter is liquidy! Everyone always asks if that’s okay. Yes! It’s supposed to be liquidy. Just trust me.

I took Amber’s recipe as a starting point and really took time to make it work with my starter. Let me tell you something. This dough tastes and smells incredible. The cookie that it produces is incredible. It’s so tasty that my husband even deemed it to be “most likely the best cookie he has ever eaten.” He has eaten a lot of cookies in his day.

Maybe you are reading this and thinking, like my mom, why would you put sourdough starter in a cookie? One, it creates amazing flavor and texture. Two, any type of starter in any recipe adds some health benefits because of the fermentation of the starter. So basically, it’s a healthy cookie!

We love these cookies so much. We shared them recently with missionaries from our church when we had them over for dinner. I put over 3 dozen cookies on the table and they were gone. So if you don’t believe me, believe the people who gobbled them up in a matter of minutes.