Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ja's recipe. This is chocolate heavy and you can double or triple things to make more. A frozen log of chocolate cookie dough will keep for months in the freezer and you'll always have the opportunity of thawing off a piece and quickly baking a tray of cookies.


Total Preparation Time

Total preparation time is 60min

  • Cooking butter and chilling - 30min
  • Mixing - 10min
  • Chilling - 10min - 24 hours
  • Preparing - 5min
  • Baking - 12min

Ingredients

Wet:

  • Butter - 10 tablespoons (150ml?)
  • White sugar - 114g
  • Brown sugar - 140g

Dry:

  • Flour - 240g
  • Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml)
  • Baking powder - 3/4 teaspoon (7.5ml)
  • Salt - 3/4 teaspoon (7.5ml)
  • Egg
  • Vanilla - 1 teaspoon (5ml)
  • Chocolate chunks - 280g
  • Coarse salt

Method

  1. Brown the butter, skimming the solids
  2. Pour over the sugars in mixing bowl and refrigerate for 10min
  3. Beat the sugars till fluffy
  4. Add the egg and continue beating
  5. Combine the dry powders and then all the ingredients
  6. Squish into a tube and wrap in plastic
  7. Refrigerate or freeze (optional)
  8. Dollop on pan and sprinkle with coarse salt
  9. Bake at 350F (175C) 12min