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Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies

by Deb Perelman
dessert
Yield: Approximately 24 cookiesPrep: Prep: 15 minutesCook: Cook: 12-14 minutesTotal: Total: 27-29 minutes
Source: https://smittenkitchen.com/2015/04/salted-chocolate-chunk-cookies/

Ingredients

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protein
  • ✓1egg
  • ○1egg yolk
dairy
  • ○1/2 cupunsalted butter(at room temperature)
grain
  • ○2 cupsall-purpose flour
pantry staple
  • ✓1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  • ○1/2 cupgranulated sugar
  • ○1/2 cuplight brown sugar(packed)
  • ○1/4 cupturbinado sugar
  • ○1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • ○3/4 teaspoonsea salt
other
  • ○1 1/4 cupschopped chocolate
  • ·2 tablespoonsolive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 360°F (180°C).
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the butter, olive oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and turbinado sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, and mix until combined.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
  6. Fold in the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips.
  7. Scoop dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
  8. Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of sea salt.
  9. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
  10. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

My notes

The dough can be baked immediately or scooped and frozen for later use.