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January 31, 2018 By Sarah 2 Comments

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Everyone needs a go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, and this is mine. They stay soft in the middle and get slightly crispy on the edges. They stay solid enough to dip into a glass of milk. And they’re somewhat healthy? Not really, but I like to think that.

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here are the basics:

1/2 whole wheat flour

70% cacao chocolate chips

a generous amount of sea salt on top

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

The most important step is to refrigerate the dough. This helps the texture to be just right. Don’t worry about the refrigeration time, it happens to be the perfect amount of time to preheat your oven and (of course) have a nice taste of the dough.

The second-most important step is using room temperature butter. Not slightly-chilled, not melted, actual room temperature. It is possible to get your straight-from-the-refrigerator to a perfect room temp by microwaving in very, very small increments, and turning it in your microwave.

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are incredible straight from the oven, but one of the markers for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe for me is that they taste (almost) just as good when they’ve cooled. It’s so disappointing when your cookies are great straight from the oven, but turn into rocks an hour later! The cornstarch and refrigerating the dough will keep that disaster from happening.

Also, I’m guilty of eating at least 1/4 of the dough raw. Oops.

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

The surprise factor in these cookies is the pop of salt on top. I use this sea salt my sister brought back from Spain, but I recommend using any flaked sea salt. You don’t want giant crystals that you would put in a grinder, and you don’t want kosher salt that would just disappear into the cookie. Flaked sea salt is the perfect compromise.

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

The perfect chocolate chip cookie that stays soft in the middle and get slightly crispy on the edges
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baking, chocolate, cookies
Servings: 6 people
Author: Sarah

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c butter softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 c brown sugar
  • 1/3 c granulated sugar
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3/4 c all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 c whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 c chocolate chips I love Ghiradelli's bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tbsp. flaked sea salt

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, and mix until combined, about 1 minute.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add to batter and beat on medium-low speed until combined.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips using a spatula until just combined.
  • Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, or until the dough is chilled through.
  • While chilling the dough, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are just beginning to darken. Immediately sprinkle each cookie with a hearty pinch of sea salt, slightly pressing the salt into the top of the cookie. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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  1. Albert Bevia says

    February 8, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    I am always on the look-out for chocolate chip cookie recipes, and your version seems to fit the bill, these look so amazing! thank you for the recipe 🙂

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    • Sarah says

      February 10, 2018 at 1:50 am

      Enjoy!

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