Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies are large, soft, and very chocolatey. Ready in under 30 minutes, they are just as good, if not better, than any bakery!

Prep Time15

Cook Time13

Total Time28

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best chocolate chunk cookies, easy cookie recipes, salted chocolate chunk cookies

Servings: cookies

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup unsalted butter , softened to room temp
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar , packed
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
11.5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks , divided
Maldon fine sea salt , optional, but recommended

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking trays with parchment paper, set aside.
In a large bowl stir together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream the butter with the sugars for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs in one at a time making sure the first one is fully mixed in before adding the next. Stir in the vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients and slowly stir them in until combined. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Reserve 1/2 cup of the chocolate chunks on the side. Add the remaining chocolate chunks and mix until just combined.
Form the cookie dough into 18 portions, about 2.5 ounces each.
Roll the cookie dough between your hands to form a smooth ball. Place them onto the baking trays 4-inches apart.
Top each cookie with the reserved chocolate chunks, about 3 chunks per cookie, and gently press them into the tops.
Bake for 12-13 minutes until the cookies are puffed up, they do not appear moist in the center and they start to very lightly brown along the edges.
Immediately sprinkle them with some flaky sea salt if using. Let them cool completely on the baking tray.

Notes

Add a mix-in or two. Some other additions that would be good include chopped pecans, chopped walnuts, toffee bits, peanut butter chips, or butterscotch chips.

Use chocolate chips. If you can’t find or don’t have chocolate chunks, semi-sweet, milk, or dark chocolate chips will work in their place. Just use a 12-ounce bag of chips.

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