Chocolate Chip Cookies

Takes 45 minutes | Serves 18 |

Ingredients

500 g flour
1.25 teaspoons baking soda
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1.5 teaspoons coarse salt
300 g unsalted butter
300 g light brown sugar
230 g granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
600 g chocolate (at least 60% cacao)
some optional sprinkle sea salt

Steps

Preparation

• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
• Using a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients, and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them. Press plastic wrap against the dough and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
• Scoop 6 3½-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto the baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes.