Jack’s Mom’s Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I’ve been working on my cookie recipe for several years now, tweaking certain recipe elements, and I feel like I finally nailed it!
Now as you have seen from my previous recipes, I typically don’t use any refined sugar, white flour, chocolate...but it’s all about balance. I probably feed Jack super healthy food about 80% of the time, but still let him enjoy sweets, too. I love seeing the joy on his face experiencing and tasting different treats.
And now that he’s old enough to help me in the kitchen, we can make these together which is super special to me. And I, like Monica Gellar, want to be known as the mom that makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the world! HA!
So here you have it! A cookie that is crispy on the edges, chewy on the inside, and a little salty on top. Perfection.
Ingredients
1.5 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1.5 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg, room temperature
2 large egg yolks, room temperature
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into small chunks
Maldon sea salt flakes
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
3. In a large bowl, sift together the flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt
4. Add butter and sugars to a stand mixer (or you can use a hand mixer)
5. Beat on medium-low speed until a paste forms with no visible large lumps
6. Add vanilla
7. Adjust mixer to low speed and add in eggs, one a time, mixing well in between
8. Once combined, slowly add in the dry ingredients
9. Mix until just combined
10. Add in chocolate and stir with a wooden spoon
11. Scoop about a small ping pong balls worth of batter and form into a ball
12. Place on baking sheet about 2-3 inches apart (they will spread)
13. Top with a sprinkling of the Maldon sea salt
14. Bake for 12 minutes until the sides have just turned golden brown
15. Cool for a few minutes on the pan and then transfer to a rack to cool completely
16. Store in an air tight container
Jack’s Mom’s Chocolate Chunk Cookies
His favorite cookie!
