Chocolate Chip Cookies

🥘 Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
  3.5 c
• baking powder
  1/2 tbsp
• baking soda
  1.25 tsp
• balls
  1.5 in
• bittersweet chocolate
  18 to 20 ounces
• coarse sea salt
  1/2 tbsp
• granulated sugar
  1 c
• large eggs
  2
• light brown sugar
  1.667 c
• unsalted butter
  2.5 sticks
• vanilla extract
  2 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• sheet pan

1. 1

   Whisk all-purpose flour , baking powder , baking soda , and coarse sea salt together in a bowl. Set aside.

   all-purpose flour: 3.5 c, baking powder: 1/2 tbsp, baking soda: 1.25 tsp, coarse sea salt: 1/2 tbsp
2. 2

   Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer, cream unsalted butter and light brown sugar and granulated sugar together until lightened, ⏱️ 3-5 minutes .

   unsalted butter: 2.5 sticks, light brown sugar: 1.667 c, granulated sugar: 1 c
3. 3

   Add large eggs , one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract .

   large eggs: 2, vanilla extract: 2 tsp
4. 4

   Add the flour mixture, blending at the lowest speed until just combined.
5. 5

   Drop bittersweet chocolate pieces in and mix in gently, by hand.

   bittersweet chocolate: 18 to 20 ounces
6. 6

   Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for ⏱️ 24 hours .
7. 7

   Preheat convection oven to 325˚F. If convection is not available, preheat conventional oven to 350˚F.
8. 8

   Roll dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on a sheet pan lined with a silpat liner or parchment paper.

   balls: 1.5 in
9. 9

   Sprinkle just a few grains of coarse sea salt on each ball of dough and bake until cookies are golden around the edges and cooked through, but still soft, ⏱️ 12-15 minutes (on the longer side for conventional ovens).

   coarse sea salt
10. 10

    Let the cookies cool for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes on the pan. They are best eaten when warm. If they will not be eaten right away, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool further before storing.
11. 📝

    My alterations: skip the salt on top, add about a cup of toasted hazelnuts

12. 📝

    source: no longer on internet, but this is where it used to be: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/02/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-kumiko-recipe-20100201.html