Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon Diamond crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same by weight
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Set 2 oven racks in the upper-middle and lower-middle spots, then heat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Cover 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix the butter with 1 1/2 cups (10.7 ounces; 300g) brown sugar and the salt until everything looks evenly blended. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and stir until the dough comes together.
2. Portion the dough into 1/4-cup balls and arrange them on the prepared rimmed baking sheets, spacing 7 to 8 on each pan. Put the remaining 1/4-cup (1.5 ounces; 50g) brown sugar into the same empty bowl, no need to wash it. Coat each dough ball in that sugar, set it back on the pan, and flatten it to about 1 inch thick.
3. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, swapping the pans between racks and turning them front to back midway, until the cookies look puffed and split on top and the edges have turned golden. Leave them on the pans for 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling.