Melt 5 Tablespoons butter in a pan until the butter browns. (5-7 mins) Pour in a heatproof mixing bowl and refrigerate 30 mins until just about solid.
Beat the remaining 4 T. butter with the browned butter.
Add the sugars and beat well.
Add eggs.
Add dry ingredients to combine.
Use a bench scrape to add the white chocolate in gently-Fold carefully-it will ribbon into shards.
Use an ice cream scoop to portion cookies and bake on parchment lined cookie sheets at 350 for 8-11 mins. Do not overbake. Let cool and dig in!