Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Classic chocolate chip cookies with a gourmet twist, featuring chunks of high-quality chocolate and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. These cookies have the perfect balance of sweet and salty with a soft, chewy texture.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups all-purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •½ teaspoon kosher salt
- •¼ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •¾ cup light brown sugar
- •½ cup sugar
- •¼ cup powdered sugar
- •2 whole egg yolks
- •1 whole egg
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •8 ounces semisweet chocolate
- •1 tablespoon flaky sea salt
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 375°F. Whisk flour, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl; set aside.
5 min
- 2.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Add egg yolks, egg, and vanilla. Beat, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl, until mixture is pale and fluffy, 4-5 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just to blend. Using a spatula, fold in chocolate.
10 min
- 3.
Spoon rounded tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets, spacing 1" apart. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt.
5 min
- 4.
Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until just golden brown around the edges, 10-12 minutes (the cookies will firm up as they cool). Let cool slightly on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks; let cool completely. DO AHEAD: Cookies can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
12 min
