Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies is the crisp-chewy, chocolate-packed cookie everybody needs in the rotation. I grew up around food that was generous, unfussy and meant to be shared, and that is still how I like to cook. The goal is not to turn dinner into a production. It is to make something you are excited to eat and proud to put in the middle of the table. Cook it the way you like it, pour something good and do not overthink the rest. Mangia! If you are looking for a dessert that feels worth making without turning the kitchen into a project, Chocolate Chip Cookies fits the bill. I am a big believer that the best recipes earn a place in your rotation because you actually want to make them again, not because they look impressive on paper. This is food for real kitchens and real tables: plenty of flavor, room to make it your own, and no need to stress over perfection.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies is the kind of dessert worth saving room for—fun to make, even better to eat, and made for sharing.

Prep 15 minutes mins

Cook 1 day d

Total 1 day d 15 minutes mins

Makes 8

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Ingredients  

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• ▢ 3/4 cup brown butter Euro Butter
• ▢ 3/4 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1/4 cup white sugar
• ▢ 1 1/2 cup bread
• ▢ 1 Egg
• ▢ 1 Egg Yolk
• ▢ 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
• ▢ 1/2 tsp Salt
• ▢ 2 tsp vanilla paste none for levain
• ▢ Levain 1 1/2 to 2 cups chopped walnuts
• ▢ 6 oz 170g Chocolate chips

Instructions 

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• Add butter to a medium sauce pan and brown. Once browned let cool.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the sugars with the cooled butter. Then add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Whisk until sugar is dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
• Using a spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, until all the flour has been incorporated. Then fold in the chocolate and walnuts (if using).
• Scoop and/or roll into 1-1.5oz balls (for regular) or 6oz balls for Levain copy cat. Place on a sheet tray and chill in the fridge for 2-24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 for regular and bake on middle or lower third rack. 1oz cookies will take about 11 minutes, 1.5oz cookies will take about 16 minutes. About half way through pull the cookies out and bang the baking sheet on the stove top a few times.
• Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool for 3-5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 for Levain and bake for 12-18 minutes