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 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate (The method refers to chocolate chips.)
• 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 1 teaspoon salt. Set the dry mixture aside.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, add the melted and cooled butter.

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 in the egg and add the vanilla. Mix until combined.

6. 6

   Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and gently fold until just combined.

7. 7

   Add the semi-sweet chocolate and mix with a spatula. Do not overmix the batter.

8. 8

   Scoop the dough into 9 cookies onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Place no more than 4 cookies on a 15 × 10 baking tray because the cookies spread while baking.

9. 9

   Bake for 12 minutes.

10. 10

    The cookies should be golden and crispy at the edges and gooey in the center. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and allow them to cool completely before serving.

Notes

The source lists “1/2 cups” of butter; this has been normalized to 1/2 cup. The source says to scoop 9 cookies but identifies the yield as 9–10 cookies. It does not specify a dough-chilling time.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cookies
• baked
• American
• chocolate
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