Chocolate Chip Cookies

One of my favorite treats to eat is a good chocolate chip cookie. The type where the crispy outside is hard enough for a crunch, but the inside is so soft that it oozes in your mouth. Today I will be sharing my favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 4 oz of milk/semi-sweet chocolate chunks
• 4 oz of dark chocolate chunks

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, salt, and butter until a paste forms with no lumps.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, salt, and butter until a paste forms with no lumps.
3. Sift in the flour and baking soda, then fold the mixture with a spatula (Be careful not to overmix, which would cause the gluten in the flour to toughen resulting in cakier cookies).
4. Fold in the chocolate chunks, then chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. For a more intense toffee-like flavor and deeper color, chill the dough overnight. The longer the dough rests, the more complex its flavor will be.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
6. Scoop the dough with an ice-cream scoop onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, leaving at least 4 inches (10 cm) of space between cookies and 2 inches (5 cm) of space from the edges of the pan so that the cookies can spread evenly.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges have started to barely brown.
8. Cool completely before seving and enjoy!

Sources

This recipe comes from my go to baking website: www.tasty.co.