Amazing Thin and Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These cookies are packed full of decadent dark chocolate and sweet milk chocolate chunks with slightly crispy golden edges, yet a chewy delicious center.
Equipment
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- rubber spatula
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Kitchen scale
- Baking sheet
- Cookie scoop
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113.5 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup (160 g) light brown sugar
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon (4.3 g) vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups (300g) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon (4.6 g) baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon (1.1 g) teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (3 g) salt
- 6 oz milk chocolate, chopped into chunks
- 6 oz dark chocolate, chopped into chunks
- Sea salt flakes, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. About five minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Make sure to mix sides of bowl between each egg.
- Add vanilla and mix for about 30 seconds.
- Add all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix until just combined.
- Add chopped chocolate chunks and mix until just combined.
- Using a #40 cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons), portion dough and place on baking sheet two inches apart.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 13-15 minutes. *Be sure to check your cookies around 10 or 11 minutes as every oven is different.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with sea salt. Let cookies cool on pan for 5-10 minutes and remove and finish cooling on cooling rack.
- Enjoy!