Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup melted unsalted butter cooled at least 10 minutes, 226g
- 1 ¼ cup brown sugar packed, 250g
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100g
- 1 large egg room temperature preferred
- 1 egg yolk room temperature preferred
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 350g
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips plus additional for tops, optional 300g + additional
Instructions
- 1
Combine melted butter and sugars in a large bowl. Stir very well.
- 2
Add egg and egg yolk, stir well. Stir in vanilla extract. Set aside.
- 3
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- 4
Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients -- stir well so that all the flour is absorbed. Stir in chocolate chips.
- 5
Place dough in refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
- 6
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.
- 7
Scoop dough by rounded 1 ½ tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheets, placing at least 2" apart.
- 8
Bake for 11 minutes -- cookies may still seem slightly soft in the centers, that is OK, they will cook completely on the cookie sheets. Don't over-bake or your cookies will be too hard.
11 min - 9
If desired, gently press additional chocolate chips into the tops of the warm cookies.
- 10
Allow to cool completely on cookie sheets.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 45 servings)
