Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keen Heron

Chocolate Chip Cookies

63Min
10Servings
285Cal
EasyLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
#cookies#chocolate#baking#sweet

Equipment

Oven
Baking sheet
Parchment paper
Mixing bowl
Whisk
Spatula
Mixing spoon

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

unsalted butter (melted, cooled)

115 g

light brown sugar

100 g

granulated sugar

67 g

large egg (room_temperature)

1 piece

vanilla extract

15 ml

all purpose flour (spooned, leveled)

185 g

baking soda

2.5 g

flaky sea salt

2.5 g

semi sweet chocolate chips

255 g

Garnish

flaky sea salt

1 g

Instructions

1

Preheat oven

Preheat oven to 175°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

10 min175°C
Use parchment paper to prevent cookies from sticking
2

Mix dry ingredients

In a bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.

2 min
3

Cream butter and sugar

In a separate bowl add melted butter. Mix in brown and granulated sugar. Whisk for 1-2 minutes until it turns into paste.

2 min
Whisk vigorously until mixture becomes light and paste-like
4

Add egg and vanilla

Crack in the egg and vanilla mix until combine.

1 min
5

Combine wet and dry ingredients

Combine dry ingredients into the wet batter and gently fold in until just combined.

2 min
Fold gently to avoid overmixing - this keeps cookies tender
6

Add chocolate chips

Add chocolate chips and mix with spatula. Do not over mix the batter.

1 min
Stop mixing as soon as chocolate is distributed - overmixing develops gluten
7

Portion cookies

Scoop out 9-10 cookies onto the parchment paper. Place not more than 4 cookies on a 15x10 baking tray as they spread while baking.

3 min
Leave space between cookies - they will spread significantly
8

Bake cookies

Bake for 12 minutes. They should come out golden and crispy from the edges and gooey from the center.

12 min175°Ctimer 12 min
Cookies will look slightly underdone in center - they continue cooking on tray
9

Finish and cool

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

30 mintimer 30 min

Storage

Fridge: 3 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Room temperature or warm in oven at 150°C for 3-4 minutes

Store in airtight container. Cookies can be frozen for up to 1 month

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