chocolate chunk cookies

ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, browned

3/4 cup of brown sugar

1/4 cup of white sugar

1 large egg, room temperature

1 tsp of vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups of flour

1/2 tsp of baking soda

1/4 tsp of salt

4 oz chocolate baking bar, chopped into chunks; can use more, up to 6 oz if desired

flaky sea salt, optional

supplies:

stand mixer or hand mixer

mixing bowls and spoons

medium sized (2 inch) cookie scoop or ice cream scoop

parchment lined cookie sheet

cooling rack

directions:

preheat the oven to 350.

start by mixing the butter and sugars together for 2-3 minutes, until fluffy. add in the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until combined. in another bowl, combine the dry ingredients. next, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix until just combined. fold in the in the chocolate chunks.

using a cookie scoop, scoop out the dough into cookies and onto the parchment lined cookie sheet (do not form into a ball, just scoop and drop). if you use a medium 2-inch cookie scoop, this recipe will yield about 12 cookies. top with flaky sea salt, if desired.

bake the cookies for 11 minutes on 350. they will still be soft in the middle, but will set up as they cool. cool the cookies on the cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes, before moving to a cooling rack to continue cooling. store in an air tight container for up to 3 days.