Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Author: Heather
Recipe type: Cookies and Bars
Cuisine: Dessert
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Serves: 18 cookies
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ¾ cup plus 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1¾ cup flour
- ½ pound bittersweet chocolate, cut into chunks, or packaged bittersweet chunks
- Coarse Sea salt, for sprinkling
- Heat oven to 350°F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer until fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla, beating until incorporated
- Beat in baking soda until combined, then the flour on a low speed until just mixed
- The dough will be slightly crumbly and that is okay
- Fold in the chocolate chunks
- Scoop cookies into approximately 2 tablespoon mound
- Make sure you space them apart on the prepared baking sheet
- Sprinkle each with a few flakes of coarse sea salt
- Bake for 12 to 13 minutes, until golden on the outside but still very gooey and soft inside
- Let sit for 5 minutes before transferring a cooling rack
- Cool completely, or eat while hot and gooey at your own risk!
Recipe by Girl and Her Kitchen at http://www.girlandherkitchen.com/2016/03/salted-chocolate-chunk-cookies.html
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