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CRISPY AND CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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These crispy and chewy chocolate chip cookies have crispy golden edges and soft chewy centers. This Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is perfect for anyone craving Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies. For variety, try Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies or S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookies after mastering this classic.

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour (see note 3 cups = 375g)
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter softened to room temperature (see note 2 sticks = 1 cup or 16 tablespoons)
  • 1 cup Light Brown Sugar packed (1 cup = 200g)
  • 1 cup Granulated (White) Sugar (1 cup = 200g)
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/2 cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 teaspoon Flaked Sea Salt (totally optional but try it if you like a salty finish on your sweets)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl whisk together the flour baking soda and salt Set aside
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and creamy about 3 minutes it should resemble fluffy frosting
  3. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix on low until completely combined scraping down the bowl as needed
  4. Add the flour mixture all at once and mix on low until just combined stop mixing as soon as there are no dry spots of flour in the dough do not overmix
  5. Add the chocolate chips and mix into the batter on low just until combined
  6. Transfer the mixing bowl to the refrigerator and refrigerate for 20 minutes while the oven heats This step is important as the cold dough is key to the soft centers of the cookies
  7. Heat oven to 350°F / 177°C
  8. Lightly grease a sheet pan or line it with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper
  9. Use a tablespoon measuring spoon use the measuring spoon as a guide but make these “heaping” tablespoons with dough rounded over the top to scoop out even portions of cold cookie dough Note Be sure that the cookie dough is about the size of a golf ball If the cookies are smaller than this they won’t spread out enough to have soft chewy centers
  10. Arrange the cookie dough on the prepared sheet pan leaving space for the cookies to spread out
  11. Bake the cookies until the edges are just starting to turn golden brown and the centers are still very pale and soft they will continue to firm up and darken after you remove them from the oven 9 to 12 minutes
  12. When you remove the sheet pan from the oven tap it firmly on the kitchen counter a few times to deflate the cookies this step helps to give the cookies lightly crinkled edges and a dense center
  13. Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with flaked sea salt this is optional and you may not need the full amount just add a small pinch on top of each cookie if you want that salty crunch
  14. Leave the cookies on the sheet pan to cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack Note If you try to move them too early they may fall apart but will firm up as they cool
  15. Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 3 days

Notes

  • Flour – I used Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour when I tested this recipe and still use it for every batch to get consistent results every time If you have having trouble with the consistency of the cookies the culprit is most likely the flour Try switching to Golden Medal Unbleached and use a kitchen scale to weigh your flour Kitchen scale – To get that crispy chewy texture it’s a really good idea to measure your flour and sugars by weight If you have a kitchen scale pull it out for this recipe Softened Butter – This tends to feel like the most finicky step of making chocolate chip cookies but it’s important The butter should be soft enough that you can easily make an indent with your finger but should still be cool to the touch You want it to hold its shape a bit as you combine it with the sugars and then soften to a fluffy texture after the full 3 minutes of beating

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