Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb [2 sticks] butter, soft
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar minus 1 tablespoon
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 6 ounces chopped chocolate (or 1 [heaping] cup chocolate chips)
- 1/4 cup cacao nibs (optional)
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 and place an oven rack in the middle-low position. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together, and set aside.
Step 3
In a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugars together.
Step 4
Add the egg and vanilla, and mix well.
Step 5
Add flour mixture and mix batter until just combined.
Step 6
Add the chopped chocolate and mix just until the chocolate is incorporated.
Step 7
Use a scoop or spoons to form balls (I used a scale and made mine 1 1/2 ounces each).
Step 8
Place on a baking sheet and bake the sheets one at a time.
Step 9
About 5 minutes into baking, rotate the pan. Bake a few more minutes, and when the sides begin to set, lift pan slightly in oven and let fall (this will help to create the lines on your cookies).
Step 10
Bake another 1-2 minutes, until the sides are set and golden brown, but the center is still under-baked.
Step 11
Remove baking pans from oven and bang lightly on counter to create more lines and set cookies.
Step 12
Let cookies cool on wire racks until cool.
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Chef's notes
Depending on the size of your cookies, you can fit 6-8 cookies on a baking sheet. They will spread quite a bit, so make sure they are pretty far apart.
You can cut the salt back a bit if you wish – 1/2 teaspoon will work, too.
I prefer my cookies a bit underdone, and theses cookies are best that way.
When you pull the pan from the oven, you want the edges to have set and be browning, but the center to still be under-baked and a bit puffy. As the center falls it creates lovely cracks and lines on the top, and settles into a gooey, blissful bite.
Cookies will bake a total of 9-11 minutes depending on your oven.
