The Ultimate Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Instructions

1. Brown the butter

   • Let's start by melting ¾ cup butter on low heat on the stove.
   • Stir often as the butter melts and foams.
   • We are looking for the butter to become a golden brownish color, with a nutty smell.
   • Take it off the heat.

   

   • You need
   • ¾ cup butter

2. Mix the sugars and butter

   • In a large mixing bowl, add ½ cup plus 2 tbsp brown sugar and the butter we just melted.
   • Make sure the butter has cooled off a little bit.
   • Mix them well together, and then add 2 tbsp white sugar.

   

   • You need
   • ½ cup plus 2 tbsp brown sugar
   • 2 tbsp white sugar

3. Add the eggs and vanilla

   • Add 1 egg and 1 egg yolk.
   • You won't need the extra egg white.
   • Add 1 tbsp vanilla extract and mix everything together until it's smooth.

   

   • You need
   • 1 egg
   • 1 egg yolk
   • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

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4. Add the flour

   • Next, we are going to add 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour together with ¾ tsp baking soda.
   • This is when you've got to be a little bit patient, because the dough is going to take a while to come together.

   

   • You need
   • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
   • ¾ tsp baking soda

5. Add the chocolate chips

   • Let's add 1 ¾ cups chocolate chips.
   • And yes, you guessed it, mix them really well.

   

   • You need
   • 1 ¾ cups chocolate chips

6. Shape and freeze

   • Scoop the dough with a measuring cup, a heaping quarter cup per cookie, and shape it into balls with your hands.
   • Put them on a plate and into the freezer for at least 1 hour.
   • This step is very crucial, so please do not skip it, because this is what makes the cookies chewy.

   

   Turn the oven on to 350°F (175°C) near the end of the hour, so it's hot when the cookies go in.

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7. Bake

   • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
   • Put the dough balls on it, about 2 inches apart.
   • Let's bake at 350°F (175°C) for about 10 minutes.
   • Take them out when the edges are golden but the centers still look slightly undercooked.

   

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8. Salt and rest

   • Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
   • Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
   • They might look undercooked, but they will continue cooking.

   

   • You need
   • flaky sea salt

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