Description
These chocolate chip cookies are the best soft and chewy treats you’ll ever make. With gooey chocolate chunks, slightly crispy edges, and a soft, chewy center, these cookies are sure to become a favorite in your home.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 400 g (3 cups) plain flour (all-purpose)
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarb of soda (baking soda)
- ½ teaspoon salt* see notes
Wet Ingredients:
- 225 g (1 cup) melted butter, salted or unsalted
- 300 g (1¼ cups) light brown sugar
- 100 g (½ cup) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Add-ins:
- 350 g (2 cups) dark chocolate, chopped
- Pinch of flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF) and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, bicarb of soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Melt butter: In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Remove from heat and pour into a mixing bowl. Add sugars and whisk until combined.
- Add wet ingredients: Add eggs one at a time, whisking well. Mix in vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in chocolate: Fold in the chocolate chunks and chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Bake: Form dough into balls, place on trays, sprinkle with sea salt, and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on trays for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- If using salted butter, omit the salt in the recipe. If using unsalted butter, add the salt as directed.
- Milk chocolate can be used, but cookies will be sweeter than with dark chocolate.
- Cookie dough can be frozen either as a whole batch or as rolled balls for future baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 156 kcal
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 98mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
