Chocolate Chip Cookies Sea Salt (Printable)

Chewy chocolate chip cookies with a touch of flaky sea salt for a sweet and savory bite.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
06 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
07 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
08 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

→ Add-ins

09 - 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
10 - Flaky sea salt for sprinkling

# How To Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and fine sea salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, cream softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
04 - Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
05 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
06 - Gently fold chocolate chips into dough using a spatula until evenly distributed.
07 - Drop tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown but centers remain soft.
09 - Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of flaky sea salt.
10 - Let cookies rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • The sea salt on top creates this incredible sweet salty moment that makes people pause and ask what you did differently
  • These cookies stay perfectly chewy for days if you can resist eating them all in one sitting
02 -
  • Chilling the dough for at least an hour changes everything the flavors develop and the cookies bake up thicker with better texture
  • That underbaked looking center is exactly right they continue cooking on the hot pan and firm up into chewy perfection
03 -
  • Rotate your baking sheets halfway through baking if your oven has hot spots like mine does
  • Weigh your flour if possible most people scoop too much which leads to dry dense cookies

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