Chocolate Chip Cookies Sea Salt (Printer-friendly)

Chewy chocolate chip treats with crisp edges and a hint of flaky sea salt for balanced flavor.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tsp baking soda
03 - 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
05 - 1 cup packed light brown sugar
06 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
07 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
08 - 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

→ Add-ins

09 - 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks
10 - Flaky sea salt for sprinkling

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and fine sea salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
04 - Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
05 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined.
06 - Fold in chocolate chips or chunks with a spatula until evenly distributed.
07 - Scoop dough (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) onto prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies at least 2 inches apart.
08 - Sprinkle a pinch of flaky sea salt on top of each dough mound.
09 - Bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are golden but centers look slightly underbaked.
10 - Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The sea salt on top creates this incredible sweet and salty contrast that will make you wonder why every cookie doesnt have it
  • These cookies have the most perfect texture, slightly crispy around the edges but still soft and gooey in the middle, just like the ones from your favorite bakery
02 -
  • Refrigerating the dough for at least an hour before baking makes a huge difference in texture and flavor, plus it prevents the cookies from spreading too much
  • The moment those centers look slightly underbaked is exactly when you need to take them out, because they'll firm up perfectly as they cool on the pan
03 -
  • Weighing your ingredients, especially the flour, will give you the most consistent results and eliminate the guesswork
  • The flaky sea salt on top is what elevates these from good cookies to extraordinary ones, so don't skip this final step

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