The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Difficulty level: Easy

Prep time: 8-10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Makes: 34-40 cookies

A great chocolate chip cookie recipe is a must-have in your personal recipe repertoire. In our opinion, a perfect chocolate chip cookie will be crispy on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. It seems that in most cases cookies will either be chewy or crunchy, but rarely is that perfect combination achieved. At long last, we have discovered a recipe that yields these very results and produces a rich and flavorful crispy, cushy chocolate chip cookie! Our recipe uses chocolate chunks rather than your standard chocolate chips, which makes these tasty treats just gooey enough and remember, more chocolate=more flavor. Be sure to have a cold glass of milk on hand and don't be afraid to dunk.

PS. A Kitchen Aid mixer is ideal for this recipe, but if your kitchen doesn't house one, fear not, a good ol' spatula and whisk will do the trick!

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

2 large eggs, room temperature

1/2 lb unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup light brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 lbs semisweet chocolate chunks

2 tsps pure vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp kosher salt

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and the two types of sugars until they are light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well.

3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and add it to the butter mixture. Mix on a low speed until combined.

4. Fold in the chocolate chunks.

5. Dampen your hands (so that the dough doesn't stick to them) or use a dampened rounded tablespoon to scoop the dough in to golf ball-sized rounds (about 1 1/2-inch-diameter). Place the scooped dough on the cookie sheet and flatten it slightly.

6. Bake for exactly 15 minutes.

7. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool partially on the baking sheet. Then, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let them cool completely.

8. Enjoy!

Happy Tasting,

Paul/a