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The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

  • Author: Polish Housewife
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Yield: 20 cookies (4-inch diameter) 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Description

The chewiest, bakery-style cookie


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (228g)
  • 2 1/4 cups bread flour (325g)*
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (5ml)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (5ml)
  • 1/4 cup sugar (50g)
  • 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar (275g)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons milk (30ml)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (8ml)
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (340g) **

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 (190C).
  2. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat.
  3. Sift together the flour and baking soda, add the salt and set the dry ingredients aside.
  4. Pour the melted butter into the mixer’s bowl. Add sugars and cream on medium speed.
  5. Add egg, yolk, milk and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
  6. Slowly add the flour mixture until well combined.
  7. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  8. Chill the dough.
  9. Scoop (with ice cream scoop) onto parchment lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per pan.
  10. Bake for 14 minutes total. Rotating the pan after 5 minutes.
  11. Cool and store in an air tight container.

Notes

*Bread flour has a higher gluten content than all-purpose flour; it produces a chewier baked good. If you can’t find it, you can substitute all-purpose flour.

** Can’t find chocolate chips? Chop up a couple of chocolate bars.