Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 17 ounces all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 lb bittersweet chocolate
• sea salt

Recipe

• 1 ift 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. add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. stir in the vanilla.
• 3 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.
• 4 press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
• 5 when ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 6 line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. set aside.
• 7 scoop 6 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet.
• 8 sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes.
• 9 transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day.