Description
Perfected chocolate chip cookies with browned butter, a chewy center, and crispy edges.
Ingredients
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- 300 g (2 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 8 g (2 tsp) cornstarch
- 5 g (1 tsp) baking soda
- 6 g (1 tsp) kosher salt
- 170 g (3/4 cup or 12 tbsp) unsalted butter, browned and cooled
- 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 165 g (3/4 cup, packed) light brown sugar
- 1 large egg (50 g shell-off)
- 1 large egg yolk (18 g)
- 8 ml (1 1/2 tsp) vanilla extract
- 240 g (8 oz) bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
- Flaky sea salt for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat until browned, then cool for 10 minutes.
- Mix sugars with cooled butter; add egg, yolk, and vanilla, whisking until smooth.
- Sift or whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate pieces, keeping some larger pieces intact.
- Scoop dough portions onto a tray and chill for 30–90 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F) and bake cookies for 10–12 minutes until edges are golden.
- Sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired and cool before storing.
Notes
Chill dough for better texture and deeper flavor. Cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg