National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Cookies
Chewy cookies made with a combination of bread and pastry flour.
Servings 12
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cool and cut into chunks (115 grams)
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar, tightly packed (125 grams)
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (75 grams)
- 1 large egg, room tempearture
- ¾ cup bread flour (105 grams)
- ¾ cup pastry flour (90 grams)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces chocolate, best quality, cut into chunks
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add the sugars and continue creaming butter and sugar together for another 2 minutes.
- Crack in the egg and stir until blended, then beat on high speed for 30 seconds. Beat in the vanilla.
- Weigh the flours and mix with the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to the sugar mixture and stir to make a soft dough. Stir in the chocolate chunks.
- Divide the mixture into 12 equal size chunks and set them on a plate. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at last hour or preferably, overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake the cookies for about 15 to 18 minutes or until they are just lightly browned around the edges.