Description
The addition of sea salt takes these big, soft, chocolaty, fudgy cookies to another level. Chocolate lovers will find these cookies irresistible.
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup butter, cut into chunks
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon sea salt, or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Combine flour
- cocoa powder
- baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in a bowl.
- Place butter in a saucepan over low heat and cook until melted
- 3 to 5 minutes. Add chocolate chips and stir until completely melted. Remove from the heat.
- Combine brown sugar
- white sugar
- eggs
- and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Pour a small amount of the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and stir until well combined. Slowly add remaining chocolate mixture
- stirring constantly so the eggs don’t curdle. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Drop 6 large scoops of batter about 2 inches apart onto each of the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies have spread and flattened to a diameter of 4 1/2 inches or larger
- and the tops are crinkled and puffed
- 12 to 14 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with sea salt.
- Place baking sheets on a wire rack and cool for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove cookies with a spatula onto serving platter.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 12