Equipment
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Baking sheets
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Parchment paper
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Two mixing bowls (one for dry ingredients and a larger one for wet ingredients)
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Electric handheld mixer
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Spoon
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups flour
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup cold butter (1 stick of butter is usually 1/2 cup)
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips. About 10-11 oz (or 1/2 a bag if you want less chocolate)
- ¼ cup walnut pieces (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 475°
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Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking
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In the smaller mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, salt, and baking soda
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Cut the stick of butter into smaller pieces (as seen in the video)
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In the larger mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract
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Gently stir the dry ingredients (flour, corn starch, salt, etc.) into the larger bowl with the butter/egg/sugar mixture (as seen in the video)
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Add in chocolate chips and optional walnuts. Mix gently until fully combined
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Using a full size spoon (tablespoon), make cookie dough balls and place them on the baking sheet
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Bake for 6-7 minutes or until the tops of the cookies get golden/brown (keep your eye on them:)
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Remove from the oven and let them cool. They’ll continue to cook on the inside while they cool
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For the softest cookies, eat them when they are warm, not totally cooled
Notes
TIP: To make EXTRA LARGE cookies, double the size of the cookie dough balls using 2 tablespoon scoops and increase the baking time to 9-10 minutes. Makes 9 cookies if made larger.
