Chocolate Chip Cookies
A chocolate chip cookie recipe you can count on! These chocolate chip cookies are soft, thick, chewy, and sprinkled with a touch of sea salt to excite your taste buds on a whole new level!
I’ve made a good deal of chocolate chip cookies throughout my life. I grew up making the Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie. Truthfully, they lack flavor and are bland.
My chocolate chip cookies have mini chocolate chips in the batter. The mini chocolate chips melt down to create small pockets of chocolate. You’re guaranteed chocolate in every single bite = chocolate chip cookie perfection!
There’s a secret to getting a more developed chocolate chip cookie flavor. Chill the dough.
I’m not talking about a 30 minute chill in the fridge. I highly recommend you chill this cookie dough for 24 hours.
We’re talking major patience for this recipe!
If you haven’t exited out of my website by now, then I’m impressed! I was skeptical about chilling dough for that long too. But I chilled it for 24 hours and I’m so glad I did.
The flavor is more pronounced after the cookie dough has been chilled for a longer period of time.
Years ago I would have never salted my cookies. Salt on top of cookies? Eww. NOOOO!
I was so wrong. It’s amazing! Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt on each ball of cookie dough before you place them in the oven. Salt on the surface of the cookie will deepen the flavor and really let the flavors pop.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
INGREDIENTS
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 1 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate (70% or higher), chopped into chocolate chip size chunks
- flaky sea salt to sprinkle over chocolate chip dough balls before baking
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or with hand held beaters, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. About 3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and 1 egg. Mix. Add the second egg. Mix to combine. With mixing speed on low, slowly add the dry ingredients. Mix until incorporated. Add in the chocolate chips, and chocolate chunks. Mix. (You may have to mix in the chocolate by hand). Once the chocolate is mixed into the dough, place the cookie dough in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for 24-72 hours.
- When ready to bake preheat the oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Using a 2 T size cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough and place on the prepared baking sheet. (12 cookies per sheet). Lightly sprinkle the cookie dough balls with flaky sea salt. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the edges. The centers will appear soft. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Amazing pictures of an amazing recipe! Looks insanely delicious ♥
Crowd pleaser! Everyone love chocolate chip cookies! Pinning!
Love that touch of sea salt at the end, I´ve never had chocolate chip cookies like these before, but I will surely try your recipe out! making these tomorrow morning with the kiddos 🙂
Chocolate cookies are my absolute favorite and I have tried countless recipes trying to achieve THE perfect cookie. I made these cookies for the first time yesterday and omg I found THE ONE! Thank you for sharing, this will be my new go to and I will share with all my friends!
Thanks for the nice comment Hannah! Glad you loved them.
These looks so delicious. Unfortunately I’m away from home and won’t be doing my cooking myself for a while. I hope I find these around. I’m already craving for some. My love for sweets tho???
I loooove the idea of sprinkling with sea salt before baking! That adds a great taste I bet!!
I love chocolate chip cookies and adding salt to this ups the taste and totally bring something different to the cookie
Omg I definitely need to make these cookies!!
Lauren
I absolutely adore chocolate chip cookies sprinkled with a bit of flaky sea salt. Mmm…so darn scrumptious!
These look delicious! My family LOVES cookies and I will have to try this out for sure. Thank you so much for sharing, time to get into the kitchen!
These look so good! I haven’t had chocolate chip cookies in forever!
Guaranteed chocolate in every bite? Yes, please — sign me right up! These look amazing, and love the sprinkle of salt! Yum!
Nothing beats a classic chocolote chip cookie! This recipe sounds great, thanks for sharing.