Chocolate Chip Cookies With Sea Salt
These super soft chocolate chip cookies with sea salt are simple to make and come out of the oven beautifully baked. (Jump to Recipe)
It was a chocolate chip cookie kind of afternoon at our home today. So tempting not to devour one (or three) right when they come out of that oven before letting them cool a bit. The melted chocolate chips just peak right through that buttery cookie surface. They are irresistible!
For these cookies, I sprinkled a dash of sea salt to give it that sweet and salty combo. If you know me, I’m totally into that salted caramel and chocolatey popcorn type of mode. And if you’re not there, no worries, skip that step.
To Make The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies With Sea Salt, Start Here:
Pull out the egg and butter out of the fridge about an hour prior to making these cookies. We want them at ‘room temperature’ when putting the to use.
Put both of the sugars and room temperature butter in a large bowl and use a whisk to combine these three ingredients. You can use a stand mixer or a hand held mixer for this part too but you don’t need to have one to make this recipe. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and whisk until creamy.
For this next part, I switched to a rubber spatula. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt and continue to mix. And last, fold in the chocolate chips.
To form the balls of dough, use a ice cream scoop or your hands to form the dough into the size of an egg and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Place about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart from each other. Bake for 14-18 minutes until golden brown. If you like them extra chewy and soft, pull them out closer to the 14 minute mark. My sister, Yanna, taught me this trick and I think it’s worth while mentioning it. She always pulls her cookies out 2 minutes before they’re done and has the softest cookies ever!
Once they’re finished, sprinkle them with a little more sea salt and let them cool on a wire rack before getting your cookie fix on!
I doubt there will be any remaining cookies left over, but if there are, store them for 5 days at room temperature in an air tight container, once they’ve completely cooled down.
If you love this cookie recipe, I bet you’ll love these dessert recipes too!:
Giant Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie (Pizookie)
Raspberry And Almond Buttermilk Scones
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Chocolate Chip Cookies With Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 stick of butter)
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp sea salt, divided
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk granulate sugar, brown sugar, and butter together for 1 minute. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and whisk until creamy. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using an ice cream scoop or your hands, form 12 balls of dough, each the size of an egg, and place on prepared baking sheet. Place about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart from each other. Place into oven and bake for 14-18 minutes until golden brown. If you like them extra chewy and soft, pull them out closer to the 14 minute mark.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with remaining sea salt, and cool on a wire rack.
