Perfect Cookies

Best cookies ever

by @schmittyij

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Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups
1 cup, room temperature
3/4 cup
3/4 cup
1 room temperature
1 tablespoon
any chocolate you love, plus extra for topping

Instructions

1.Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
2.Cream the butter with the granulated and light brown sugars in a stand mixer on medium-low for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
3.Add the room temperature egg and vanilla extract, mixing on low until fully incorporated and scraping the bowl down as needed.
4.Add the flour mixture and mix on low until almost combined, leaving some flour streaks visible.
5.Add the chocolate chips and stir on low to distribute them and finish combining the dough.
6.Cover the dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
7.Scoop the dough into roughly 1.5 tablespoon balls, roll smooth, place on a baking sheet, and top each with a few chocolate chips.
8.Bake at 375°F for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are golden and set.

Steps

Intro

0:00 - 0:06

1.Mix dry ingredients

Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until evenly distributed, then set aside.

0:06

2.Cream butter and sugars

In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat the room temperature butter with granulated and light brown sugar on medium-low for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.

0:38

3.Add egg and vanilla

Crack in one large room temperature egg and add the vanilla, then mix on low until fully incorporated with no streaks of egg remaining.

1:46

4.Incorporate flour

Add the flour mixture and mix on low until almost combined, leaving a little flour still visible in the dough.

2:36

5.Fold in chocolate chips

Add the chocolate chips and stir on low to distribute them while finishing incorporating any remaining flour.

3:08

6.Chill the dough

Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least one hour; the longer it chills, the better the texture and flavor.

4:15

7.Scoop and shape

Scoop roughly 1.5 tablespoon-sized portions of chilled dough, roll into balls, and place on a baking sheet, topping each with a few chocolate chips.

4:34

8.Bake the cookies

Bake at 375°F for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are golden and set.

5:15