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Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chewy, amazing chocolate chunk cookies made with melty dark chocolate and a sprinkle of sea salt. No chilling or mixer required!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
YIELD 25 large cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks/227g) unsalted butter, chopped
  • 3 ¼ cups (420g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt (or ¾ teaspoon fine salt)
  • 1 ½ cups (300g) light brown sugar
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 340 g/12 oz dark chocolate , chopped into small pieces*
  • flaky salt , to sprinkle on top

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 360°F/182°C. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

  2. In a heavy bottomed saucepan over the lowest heat possible, melt butter, stirring occasionally. Or, you can use the microwave. Don’t let the butter bubble or boil or else it will lose moisture.

  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  4. Pour melted butter into a large bowl and whisk in sugars until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking well until combined. Stir in vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix, using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula, until mostly blended. Stir in chocolate and keep mixing as little as possible, just until everything is blended.
  5. Roll dough into balls, each about the size of 3 tablespoons, and arrange them on the prepared pans, spacing them 3 inches apart. You can bake them right away or cover and refrigerate. Sprinkle each cookie with a bit of sea salt and bake until the tops are cracked and very lightly golden, 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then gently transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. Cookies can be kept at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days. They also freeze well for up to 2 months.

Recipe Notes

*I highly recommend using chocolate bars cut into chunks for this recipe instead of chocolate chips. They taste better and are more melty and gooey. However, if chocolate chips is what you have, you can certainly use them.