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. Getting Started:Adjust two oven racks to upper and lower middle positions and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Stir butter, 1 1/2 cups (10.7 ounces; 300g) brown sugar, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Stir in egg and vanilla until combined. Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda to bowl and stir until combined.
3. Scoop 1/4-cup sized balls of dough onto rimmed baking sheets (7 to 8 per pan). Add remaining 1/4-cup (1.5 ounces; 50g) brown sugar to now empty (unwashed) bowl. Roll each dough ball into sugar, return to pan, and press to about 1 inch thick.
4. Bake until tops have puffed and cracked, and edges are golden, 9 to 11 minutes, rotating pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking. Let cool on pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool.