Description
Delicious chocolate chip cookies with a perfect soft middle and a hint of flakiness from sea salt.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (one browned, one softened)
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- 300 grams all-purpose flour (2 ⅛ cups)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 oz 60% baking chocolate (chopped)
- Flakey sea salt (for topping)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan or pot heat 1 stick of butter over medium heat, whisking constantly until butter starts to foam and become fragrant and golden. Once butter is brown, remove from heat and let cool completely before mixing it into remaining ingredients.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the softened butter, cooled and browned butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer until the mixture is combined.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add in the vanilla.
- Reduce speed and gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Mix in the chopped chocolate. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Once you’re ready to bake, preheat oven to 375°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop about 2-3 Tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Use your hands to roll dough into balls. Don’t press down!
- Bake in the oven (on the middle rack) for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms and edges are golden, but the center is still soft. Be careful not to over bake if you want that perfect soft middle!
- Remove from oven. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt immediately and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For best results, chill the dough for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Do not overcrowd the baking sheet. Leave space between each cookie for proper baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg