Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 2 ½ sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 2/3 all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1 ¼ tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp. sea salt, more needed for sprinkling on cookies
- 10-16 oz. dark chocolate chips
Preparation
- Place sugars and butter in bowl of stand mixer. With paddle attachment, over medium speed and cream for 5-7 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Meanwhile sift flours and spoon into measuring cups, do not pack flours.
- Combine flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt, set aside.
- When dough is mixed add each egg one at a time and mix until combined.
- Add vanilla and mix further.
- On low speed add flour mixture a little at a time until combined, do not over mix. Add chocolate chips and stir in dough by hand.
- Remove cookie dough from bowl and cover in plastic wrap.
- Chill in refrigerator for a minimum of 6-8 hours.
- Pre-heat oven to 350.
- Place parchment paper on cookie sheets and roll cookie dough into ½ inch balls and place 2-3 inches apart.
- Press down slightly on cookie dough and sprinkle each cookie with sea salt.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes on rack before removing from cookie sheet.
- Place cookies on rack to cool further.
Category
Cookies/Desserts/Sweets