Hi there, food lover! 👋 Ready to whip up something delicious (gourmet cookies)?
🍪🍫 Gourmet Cookies 🍫🍪
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
- 🧁 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 🧂 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 🧂 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 🧈 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 🍯 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 🍚 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 🥚 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 🍦 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 🍫 2 cups high-quality chocolate chunks (semi-sweet or dark chocolate)
- 🌰 Optional: 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
For finishing:
- 🧂 Sea salt flakes, for sprinkling
Directions:
- 🔥 Prepare the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 🥄 Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- 🧈 Cream the butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
- 🥚 Add eggs and vanilla: Mix in the eggs one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- 🧁 Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the cookies soft.
- 🍫 Fold in chocolate: Gently fold in the chocolate chunks (and nuts, if using) until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- 🍪 Scoop and shape: Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop rounded dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- ✨ Sprinkle with sea salt: Lightly sprinkle the top of each cookie dough ball with sea salt flakes for that gourmet touch.
- ⏲️ Bake: Place in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the centers look set but slightly soft.
- ❄️ Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutritional Information:
⏰ Prep Time | 15 minutes | 🔥 Cooking Time | 12 minutes | ⏳ Total Time | 27 minutes
⚡ 220 calories per serving | 🍽️ Makes 24 cookies
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