Finishing your chocolate chunk cookies cookies with a flaky salt like Maldon brings out the chocolate flavor and tempers the sweetness, creating the ultimate sweet and salty snack. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.
Ingredients
24 Servings
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Preparation
Step 1
Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 375°. Whisk flour, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 2
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Add egg yolks, egg, and vanilla. Beat, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl, until mixture is pale and fluffy, 4-5 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just to blend. Using a spatula, fold in chocolate.
Step 3
Spoon rounded tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt.
Step 4
Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until just golden brown around the edges, 10-12 minutes (the cookies will firm up as they cool). Let cool slightly on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks; let cool completely.
Step 5
DO AHEAD: Cookies can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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Reviews (735)
Back to TopSo I’ve been making these cookies for a few years and they are absolutely my favorite! Everyone I make them for raves as well. The only thing off I would say about the recipe is the baking time - mine are done in about 7-8 minutes and that’s using different ovens over the years. It may be because I use 1 tray at a time opposed to two.
Dorian
Columbus, OH
12/14/2023
Amazing cookies! The touch of salt works great to contrast to cookie. And it is not too sweet at all! I thought it would be considering how much was in it but it is perfect! I used lindt milk chocolate (ones that are sold for making hot chocolate). If you can get your hands on it definitely use it!!
Anonymous
10/14/2022
These are hands down the best chocolate chip cookies ever. I've tried so many different ones over the years, but none compare to this. The amount of chocolate, the salt...it's perfect.
Lindsey
Minneapolis, MN
4/14/2022
So I feel like the ratings for this recipe are too low - I venture to say - as a chocolate cookie recipe aficionado - that this may be the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever made. At Christmas I add Andes Candes baking bits (about 3/4 cup) and keep 1/4 cup chocolate chunk. I also sometimes mix in toffee bits or candy cane bits, etc.
Seyi
Silver Spring, MD
12/5/2021
If you're like me and prefer chocolate chip cookies on the slightly less sweet side, this isn't the recipe for you. It's a good cookie, but the batter is so sweet that it overwhelms the rest of the cookie's flavors. At the least I wouldn't use semisweet chips, but stick with bittersweet ones. Or just make a different cookie recipe.
Lauren
San Francisco, CA
10/16/2021
Perfect! Keep coming back to this one.
Margaret
Los Angeles, CA
9/26/2021
These are my go-to cookies. I don't always add the salt and often I will mix up the type of chocolate – Cadbury Caramilk goes down really well. Just a really good cookie base.
Lauren
Melbourne Aus
8/15/2021
I'm going to say it. These are the best Chocolate chip cookies I've ever made. I've made them three times now and each time they turned out perfectly. I too had sticky dough like others mentioned but I just went with it, spooned big beautiful blobs on the sheet pan and they rise and spread perfectly. The maldon salt really is one of the keys to making this a magical cookie. Thank you!
Elyse
Los Angeles
1/8/2021
These are my new favorite cookies. All around great flavors and balance. 10/10 spend the money and grab some great chocolate bar!
Liz Enright
Portland maine
12/25/2020
I've made these cookies several times now and was always a bit frustrated with the somewhat sticky dough. I tried chilling, I tried adding a wee bit more flour and those ideas worked okay but not the best. This year, when I prepared to bake the cookies, I realized I was down to two eggs and had to make a choice of baking the cookies with one less egg or finding another recipe. I decided to try one less egg and used one egg yolk and one whole egg and the cookies turned out the best they ever have without the sticky dough problem I've always experienced before. Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside and absolutely perfect. We love them even more!!!
YeahNah
Chicago
12/12/2020
great and easy recipe. i think my dough got a little too warm (my kitchen gets very hot with the heat on) and i should have refrigerated. if you're using a conventional oven (where the temperature isn't the same everywhere-- the bottom gets hotter than the top), keep the pan in the center of the oven. this made so much dough that I had to use three baking sheets (of course they were all different) and half of them burned at the bottom of the oven. i'm disappointed but honestly, im not picky and they still taste great. next time i'll refrigerate before baking and make sure they cool evenly.
livgrasso
new jersey, usa
6/20/2020
These cookies are my family’s favorite chocolate chip cookie! Perfect amount of salty and sweet. Really important to beat for the amount of time that is specified in the recipe.
amnett299915
Irmo, SC
5/10/2020
These cookies were so easy to make and turned out so beautiful and delicious! We ate so many and also took so many pictures! The salt complimented the chocolate and overall sweetness of the cookie so well. Will definitely make again!
Anonymous
New Jersey
5/5/2020
These are the best chocolate chip cookies I've made. Easy recipe and delicious! I've been making again and again.
Anonymous
NYC
5/3/2020
My grandma said it produced better cookies than our family recipe.
Ballardsa
Massachusetts
5/1/2020