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A stack of thick sea salt chocolate chip cookies with melted chocolate and flaky salt on a cooling rack

Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Thick, chewy chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 32 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 270
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour about 280 g
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
Cookie dough
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened, cool
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups chocolate chunks semisweet, plus extra for the tops
Finish
  • 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt

Method
 

  1. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda and fine salt.
  2. Beat butter and both sugars for 2 minutes until fluffy.
  3. Beat in eggs, yolk and vanilla.
  4. Mix in the dry ingredients on low just until combined, then fold in the chocolate.
  5. Chill the dough at least 1 hour.
  6. Heat the oven to 350F (175C) and line pans with parchment.
  7. Scoop 3 tablespoon mounds 2 inches apart and press extra chocolate on top.
  8. Bake 11 to 13 minutes until the edges are golden, then sprinkle with flaky salt immediately.
  9. Cool 5 minutes on the pan, then on a rack.

Notes

Do not eat the raw dough. Freeze scooped dough balls for up to 3 months.