Chocolate Chunk Cookies

6/03/2011






Everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie.  I know this is a hegemonic statement, yet there is some truth to be held.  My favorite is when they are just beginning to cool, yet still warm from the oven, soft and chewy in the middle with a crunch to the initial bite and gooey when you reach a warm chocolate chunk.  Augggggg-I'm having a Homer Simpson drooling moment.  This recipe is my favorite version, and although my friend Claire makes the best ones, she won't share the recipe.  These are a close second.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies 

Ingredients

1/2 lb. unsalted butter at room temp.
1 C brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 extra large eggs at room temp
2 1/2  cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 bags Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate chunks

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and add to the butter with the mixer on low speed, until combined. Lastly fold in the chocolate chunks.

Drop dough on parchment-lined baking sheets.  Use a 1 3/4 inch diameter ice cream scoop for best results,  or a rounded tablespoon will work in a pinch.  Dampen hands and flatten dough balls slightly. Bake 10-12 minutes. The cookies will appear underdone, but don't be fooled. Remove from oven, let cool on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.

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