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A close-up of chocolate chip cookies with melted chocolate chunks and a sprinkle of sea salt on top, resting on parchment paper with scattered chocolate pieces around them.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

This easy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, is soft and chewy, packed with chocolate chips and sea salt flakes on top.
Author: Nick Makrides
4.58 from 7 votes
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Prep 10 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Total 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 475 kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 115 g - all-purpose flour
  • 110 g cake flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 113 g unsalted butter softened
  • 65 g brown sugar
  • 70 g caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 200 g dark chocolate chips
  • 100 g milk or dark Lindt chocolate chopped
  • Sea salt flakes to sprinkle

Instructions
 

Cookies

  • Preheat a fan forced oven to 170C / 340F (190C / 375F for no fan). Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Set aside.
  • Add both flours to a large bowl along with the baking powder. Use a whisk to combine.
  • To a separate bowl add the softened butter, brown sugar, caster sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Use an electric beater to beat until pale and smooth, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the egg and egg yolk and beat until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients and 2/3 of the chopped chocolate and use a spatula to mix. Then add the remaining flour and repeat.
  • Use a large cookie scoop (one that holds about 3 tbsp) to scoop out 8-10 cookies. Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Once baked, top with chopped chocolate. Use a large cookie cutter to wiggle around each cookie to give it a rounder shape. Finish with a sprinkle of sea salt flakes.

Notes

Storage
Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days.
Getting perfectly round cookies
Use a large cookie cutter to wiggle around each cookie to give it a rounder shape.
Underbaking
Underbaking your cookies results in a chewier cookie. That’s why you only bake them for 10 minutes in this recipe!
Why don’t you chill the dough before baking?
People typically chill their cookie dough for good reason. It helps the cookie ingredients meld together, resulting in an almost caramel-like cookie. It also results in a thicker cookie. For this particular recipe, you don’t need to do that. In fact, chilling them would result in a super tall cookie.

Nutrition

Calories:475kcal | Carbohydrates:52g | Protein:7g | Fat:25g | Saturated Fat:17g | Polyunsaturated Fat:1g | Monounsaturated Fat:5g | Trans Fat:0.5g | Cholesterol:75mg | Sodium:241mg | Potassium:262mg | Fiber:2g | Sugar:24g | Vitamin A:418IU | Vitamin C:0.1mg | Calcium:130mg | Iron:2mg
Keyword chocolate chip, cookies, Vanilla
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