Ingredients for - Chef John's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. All-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups
2. Kosher salt 1 ¼ teaspoons
3. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
4. Unsalted butter, very soft 1 cup
5. White sugar 1 cup
6. Light brown sugar ½ cup
7. Large egg 1
8. Milk 2 tablespoons
9. Vanilla extract 1 ¼ teaspoons
10. Semisweet chocolate chips 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 . Stage

Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, cream the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together until mixture is light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk liquids together in small areas around the bowl, then all together to avoid separation.

2 . Stage

Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients; stir until flour is thoroughly mixed in. Stir in the chocolate chips.

3 . Stage

Transfer dough to a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate until dough is firm, at least 2 hours.

4 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

5 . Stage

Scoop out rounded tablespoons of dough and place on prepared baking sheet, leaving 4 inches of space between cookies (about 8 per sheet). Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Slide parchment and cookies onto a cooling rack for a few minutes. Remove parchment and finish cooling the cookies on the rack. Baking Nana