Salted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Salted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are rich, fudgy, chewy, and finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. If your family loves brownies and chocolate chip cookies, these cookies are the perfect combination of both!
Servings 18
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Flaky sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy.Add the egg and vanilla extract, then mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and kosher salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. The dough will be thick and chocolatey.Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough into 1½-tablespoon portions and place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.Press a few extra chocolate chips on top of each dough ball if desired.
- Bake for 9–11 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers still look slightly soft.Do not overbake. The cookies will continue to set as they cool.
- As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, sprinkle each one with a small pinch of flaky sea salt.Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
