Chef John's Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
16
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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