The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
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Perfectly soft and chewy chocolate chunk cookies!
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Recipe type: Dessert, Cookies
Serves: 30
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp.
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 four-ounce bar semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 four-ounce milk chocolate hazelnut bar, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. Fluff with a fork until well combined. I like to do this part first cause it's the boring part. You don't even get to use the mixer or eat any chocolate...part of that six-year-old girl apparently still lingers...Anyway, set aside those ingredients. You'll get to them later, because now you have better things to get to.
  3. Now the fun begins. Take your chocolate bars out of their wrappers, and chop away! Try to get them small enough so the largest part is ¾ of an inch. For size reference see the delicious picture atop this post (aka the reason you probably decided to read this). You should also probably eat a couple of pieces just to make sure you bought the most delicious kind.
  4. Cream the butter alone for a minute or so, then add the sugars. Beat until fluffy and super appealing. Add the eggs one at a time, beating the first one in fully before adding the second. Mix in the vanilla and your wet ingredients are ready to roll.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients gradually, scraping the sides down with a spatula after every round of mixing. This is important because no one wants to eat a chunk of flour (remember how boring it is?). After your ingredients are nicely merged, fold in the chocolate chunks. Make sure to spread these evenly throughout the batter so everyone has a fair shot at finishing their eating experience with chocolate on their faces and hands.
  6. Put heaping spoonfuls on a baking sheet lined with a silpat or parchment paper, and bake for 12 minutes.
Notes
Adapted from Tyler Florence.
Recipe by Veggie and the Beast at https://veggieandthebeastfeast.com/2011/11/15/sibling-rivalry-with-love-and-chocolate/