Chocolate Chip and Sea Salt Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups (12 oz) all-purpose flour * best to weigh the flour
• 3/4 tsp. smallish-medium coarse sea salt 
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 360 degrees. Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until it is nice and fluffy (approx. 3 minutes on medium-high speed). Add both eggs and vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes. 
2. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour until cookie batter is fully incorporated. 
3. Finally add chocolate chips until well distributed. The cookie batter should be somewhat thick. 
4. Drop about 2 tablespoons of dough or use a medium cookie scoop and plop the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 
5. Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges are nice and golden brown. Remove from heat and allow the cookies to stay on the cookie sheet for an additional 2 minutes. Pick up the parchment paper with the cookies still on top and transfer to a cool non-porous surface. Allow the cookies to cool on the paper for at least 3 minutes before serving. 

Notes

If you only have table salt, use 1/2 tsp. 

*When using sea salt, you will get small crunchy flecks of salt when you bite into the cookie. The sea salt gives the cookies a nice flavor and hints of texture.