Traditional Chocolate Chip Cookies

Description
Unlike the chocolate chip cookie recipe we normally use which results in fluffy cookies, this recipe results in traditional, more flat, cookies.
Details
  • Yield
  • 13 (Large), 26 (Small)
  • Calories Per Serving
  • 325
  • Prep Time
  • 10 mins
  • Cook Time
  • 22 mins
Source
Ingredients
  • All Purpose Flour
  • 1 3/4 cup
  • Salt
  • 1 tsp
  • Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp
  • Unsalted Butter
  • 12 tbsp
  • Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup
  • Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 cup
  • Egg
  • 1
  • Egg Yolk
  • 1
  • Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tsp
  • Chocolate Chips
  • 1 1/4 cups
Instructions
  • Preheat oven to 350F (standard) or 320F (fan / convection). Place oven shelf in the middle of the oven.
  • Line 2 trays with baking / parchment paper.
  • Whisk the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
  • Place the butter in a large heatproof bowl. Microwave until the butter is almost fully melted (25 sec for room temp butter, 40 sec for fridge cold butter on high).
  • Whisk to finish melting the butter.
  • Add brown and white sugar, whisk energetically for 15 seconds.
  • Add egg, yolk and vanilla, whisk well for 15 seconds.
  • Add flour mixture and mix until flour is almost fully incorporated.
  • Add 1 cup chocolate chips, stir to disperse and flour is fully incorporated. Batter will be quite loose.
  • Stand for 5 minutes for batter to firm up a bit so it is scoop-able into mounds.
  • LARGE COOKIES: Scoop up a level ice cream scoop / 3 tbsp / 1/4 cup and place on baking trays 5cm / 2" apart - 13 balls. Top with remaining choc chips (these remain on surface once baked = prettier).
  • SMALL COOKIES (26 - 30): Scoop up 1.5 tbsp (heaped tbsp measure) OR 1/2 an ice cream scoop (this works well). Place on baking trays 4cm / 1.75" apart, top with choc chops.
  • Bake 1 tray at a time. LARGE COOKIES: Bake for 8 minutes, then rotate the tray and bake for 3 minutes (11 minutes in total). SMALL COOKIES: Bake 6 minutes, turn then bake 3 minutes (9 min total). The cookies should be just golden on the edges and pale golden on top. They will be slightly puffed up.
  • Cool on the tray - they finish cooking. They will lose the puffiness while resting. Dig in and get your cookie fix!