Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
• 0.5 cup light brown sugar
• 0.333 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate (chocolate chips are used in the method)
• flaky sea salt (for garnish)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. 2

   In a bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set the dry mixture aside.

3. 3

   Place the melted, cooled butter in a separate bowl.

4. 4

   Add the light brown sugar and granulated sugar to the butter. Whisk for 1–2 minutes, until the mixture turns into a paste.

5. 5

   Crack the egg into the butter-and-sugar mixture and add the vanilla. Mix until combined.

6. 6

   Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter. Gently fold them in until just combined; do not overmix.

7. 7

   Add the semi-sweet chocolate and mix it in with a spatula until distributed throughout the dough.

8. 8

   Scoop the dough into 9 cookies and place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Do not place more than 4 cookies on a 15 × 10-inch baking tray, because the cookies spread while baking.

9. 9

   Bake for 12 minutes, until the cookies are golden and crisp around the edges while remaining gooey in the centers.

10. 10

    Sprinkle the cookies with flaky sea salt and allow them to cool completely before serving.

Notes

The source says the recipe makes 9–10 cookies but specifically instructs scooping 9 cookies. The source does not specify a cooling duration beyond cooling completely before serving.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cookies
• baked
• chocolate chip
• vegetarian
• American
• make-ahead-friendly