Chocolate Chip Cookies

These salted butter chocolate chip cookies are designed for crisp edges, tender centers, and pockets of bittersweet chocolate. The dough uses a mix of cake flour and bread flour for structure, plenty of butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and chocolate disks or chips. Salted Butter Infused Sea Salt gives the cookies a richer bakery-style finish and makes the chocolate taste deeper without turning the recipe into a flavored novelty cookie. Chill the dough before baking for better texture, then finish each cookie with a small pinch of salt while the tops are still warm.

INGREDIENTS

-2 cups minus 2 tablespoons (8 ½ ounces) cake flour
-1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour
-1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
-1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
-2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter
-1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) light brown sugar
-1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) granulated sugar
-2 large eggs
-2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
-1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate disks, at least 60 percent cacao

Why Salted Butter Infused Sea Salt Works in These Cookies

Salted Butter Infused Sea Salt works in chocolate chip cookies because butter and salt are already part of the flavor people expect from a great cookie. The infused salt reinforces the buttery dough, balances the brown sugar, and gives bittersweet chocolate more depth. 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
4. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds.
5. Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them.
6. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours.
7. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
8. Scoop 6 mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet.
9. Sprinkle lightly with Salted Butter Infused Sea Salt.
10. Bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes.
11. Let cool.
12. Repeat with remaining dough.
13. Enjoy!

FAQ:

Q: Why chill chocolate chip cookie dough?

A: Chilling helps the flour hydrate, deepens flavor, and keeps the cookies from spreading too quickly.

Q: Can I use Florida Pure Sea Salt instead?

A: Yes. Florida Pure Sea Salt can be used.