ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPE

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ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPE

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  •  15 M
  •  1 D, 12 H
  •  Makes about 18 cookies
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons (8 1/2 ounces / 240 grams) cake flour
  • 1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces / 240 grams) bread flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups / 10 ounces / 284 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces / 284 grams) light brown sugar
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces / 227 grams) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 pounds (567 grams) bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves, at least 60 percent cacao content
  • Sea salt

DIRECTIONS

  • 1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  • 2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop the chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them. You may have to do this by hand with a spatula. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. (I vote 36 hours.) Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
  • 3. When you’re ready to bake, fire up the oven to 350° (176°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
  • 4. Scoop six 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. You’ll know the cookies are done wwhen the tops have the caramel folds of a Shar Pei.Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Eat warm, with a big napkin.
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