Thin + Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

My PERFECT cookie!

These also freeze SO well! Read below for the recipe!

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Recipe Information:

• Makes ~24 servings

• Preparation time: 20 minutes

• Total time: 2.5 hours

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter (softened)

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1 heaping cup brown sugar

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract 

• 2 eggs 

• 2 3/4 cups bread flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp fine sea salt

• 1-2 cups chocolate chips

• Optional: flaky sea salt to sprinkle on top!

Recipe:

1. In an electric mixing bowl at medium speed, cream together the softened butter and both sugars for ~2 minutes, until fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract and eggs. Continue mixing until well combined.

2. In a separate medium bowl, thoroughly whisk together the bread flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

3. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in the electric mixing bowl, a small amount at a time, on low speed. Continue adding and mixing until all ingredients are completely incorporated and no dry spots remain.

4. Add the chocolate chips to the dough, mixing briefly on low speed until just incorporated.

5. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper. Create dough balls and place on the parchment paper, using your fingers to press them into thin pucks. Each dough ball should be about 2 inches wide and 0.25-0.5 inch tall (thin and wide pucks!).

6. Loosely cover each baking sheet with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. This will give them that crispy/crunchy "shell".

7. After 2 hours of refrigeration, either bake or freeze the dough:

   1. If baking: ensure that the dough pucks are ~3 inches apart from each other on the baking sheet, they will spread! Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-15 minutes, depending on how "done" you like them. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and enjoy!

   2. If freezing: the dough should now be solid enough to handle and freeze. Place all dough pucks into 1-2 large Ziploc bags. Seal bags and place in the freezer. I love freezing these for up to 3 months so I can always have a fresh cookie! Once ready to bake, ensure that the dough pucks are ~3 inches apart from each other on the baking sheet covered in parchment paper, they will spread! Bake at 350 degrees F for 13-18 minutes, depending on how "done" you like them. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and enjoy!

Check out a video of this recipe!