THE Cookie

Name: THE Cookie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300g flour - you can measure about two cups + two tablespoons; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 12 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cool (one and a half sticks); 200g brown sugar (one cup); 100g granulated sugar (half cup); 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract; 1.5-2 cups chocolate chips; Flaky sea salt, like Maldon

10 steps

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. Adapted for Cook's Illustrated, this cookie is at the sweet spot between chewy and crispy and always delights with the crunchy salt flakes on top. It's got extra fat (lots of butter and an extra yolk), more rich flavor from the emphasis on brown sugar, and I pump up the vanilla. The Maldon sea salt flakes are a must - you can find them in grocery stores now (or online), and you'll use them on anything.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:09:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories223.8 kcal (11%)

Total Fat9.1 g (13%)

Carbs34.9 g (13%)

Sugars22.1 g (25%)

Protein2.6 g (5%)

Sodium160.5 mg (8%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

300gflour

you can measure about two cups, + two tablespoons

1 tspkosher salt

½ tspbaking soda

12 tablespoonsbutter

melted and slightly cool

200gbrown sugar

100ggranulated sugar

1egg

1egg yolk

1 tablespoonvanilla extract

1 ½ cupschocolate chips

flaky sea salt

like maldon

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt and baking soda together - set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, mix the sugars and melted butter together until smooth. Make sure the mixture is room temp or cooler. Mix in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla.

Step 4

Add the flour mixture to the large butter/sugar bowl, mix until just combined.

Step 5

Add and gently stir in the chocolate chips

Step 6

Roll about 2 tablespoons of dough into balls and put on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Parchment paper

Baking sheet

Step 7

Bake cookies for 15-18 minutes, rotating half way. Check at 14 min - the cookies will be ready when the outsides are brown and hardening, but the middle is still puffy.

OvenHeat

Step 8

Immediately after taking the cookies out, generously sprinkle the salt flakes on top of each cookie.

Step 9

Let the cookies cool on the sheet for five more minutes (they're finishing cooking at this point). Then take off and try not to eat them all

Step 10

These cookies also freeze BEAUTIFULLY. After forming them into balls, put them on a cookie sheet or plate in the freezer, and once frozen, transfer to a freezer safe bag or container and be ready for a cookie any time. Add a minute or two when you bake frozen cookies.