Salted Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

salted butter (, diced)

seeds 1/2 large vanilla bean

packed light-brown sugar

heavy cream

vanilla extract

fine sea salt*

all-purpose flour

milk

mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

chocolate coating or chocolate (, melted or 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate (if drizzling rather than dipping. I used Ghirardelli chocolate coating))

coarse sea salt (, for garnish**)