Chocolate Chip Cookies
With Butter
Ingredients
- 450g (4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 560g all-purpose flour
- 6g baking soda
- 8g table salt (1t)
- 280g granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 20mL vanilla extract
- 280g dark brown sugar
- 450g semi-sweet chocolate chips
Procedure
- Brown all the butter in a saucepan, takes about 10 minutes on medium-high heat. Should be golden brown and nutty-smelling, but not burned. Whisk frequently as it browns. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- In an appropriate stand type mixer, mix sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, beating on medium-high until thick ribbons fall from the whisk when lifted, perhaps 5 minutes.
- Test temperature of brown butter mixture, proceed only when it has dropped to less than 130F. Can use refrigerator to accelerate.
- To stand mixer, add brown butter and brown sugar to stand mixer bowl and mix on medium speed only until incorporated.
- Add flour mixture and mix on medium speed only until incorporated.
- Add chocolate chips and mix on low speed only until incorporated
- Transfer dough to an airtight storage container and refrigerate overnight.
- After overnight refrigeration, cut dough into 32 equal cubes, roll into balls. Freeze these for future use or bake immediately.
- When ready to bake, oven 325F for about 16 minutes.
With Coconut Oil
Ingredients
- 160g coconut oil
- 150g white sugar
- 170g brown sugar
- 310g all-purpose flour
- 200g semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2t vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 0.75t kosher salt
- 1t baking soda
Procedure
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Liquefy the coconut oil. We don't want it hot, just warm enough to be liquid (100F is fine).
- Combine liquid coconut oil, vanilla, eggs, white sugar, and brown sugar. Whisk to combine.
- Add flour, kosher salt, and baking soda. Stir until smooth (or keep mixing in mixer).
- Add chocolate chips, stir until evenly distributed.
- Make 3T scoops / balls
- Bake 375F for 9-12 min. Cool on a wire rack.
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