Jess’ Perfect Choc Chip Cookies

Jess’ Perfect Choc Chip Cookies

These Chocolate Chip Cookies come out perfect every time. Be sure not to over cook.

Description

Directions

Step 1
Combine melted butter and sugars in a large bowl. Stir very well.
Step 2
Add egg and egg yolk, stir well. Stir in vanilla extract. Set aside.
Step 3
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
Step 4
Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients -- stir well so that all the flour is absorbed. Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 5
Place dough in refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
Step 6
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.
Step 7
Scoop dough by rounded 1 ½ tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheets, placing at least 2" apart.
Step 8
Bake for 11 minutes -- cookies may still seem slightly soft in the centers, that is OK, they will cook completely on the cookie sheets. Don't over-bake or your cookies will be too hard.
Step 9
If desired, gently press additional chocolate chips into the tops of the warm cookies.
Step 10
Allow to cool completely on cookie sheets.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled at least 10 minutes (226g)
1 ¼ cup brown sugar tightly packed (250g)
½ cup sugar (100g)
1 large egg + 1 yolks (room temperature preferred)*
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (350g)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips (plus additional for tops, optional) (300g + additional)

Menu Info

Total Time:

26 min

Prep Time:

15 min

Servings

45 cookies

Notes

*You can quickly bring eggs to room temperature by placing them in a bowl of warm water for 10-15 minutes.
Room temperature eggs: If you use cold eggs it can shock the butter you just melted and cause some of it to re-solidify. This also keeps your ingredients from mixing as well as they should.
How to Measure Flour: The best way to measure flour for this recipe is to gently spoon it into a measuring cup and use a straight edge to remove the excess. Using a measuring cup to scoop up the flour — packs it in and can cause to overmeasure.)
Chill Time: This recipe requires a small chill time to keep the cookies from spreading too much — a small price to pay for perfect chocolate chip cookies!
Do not overbake: Cookies should be baked until they are just browned on the edges. They should be very slightly undercooked in the middle.