Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Paired with our 2012 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, finishing your cookies with a delicate, flaky salt like Maldon brings out the chocolate flavor and tempers the sweetness, creating the ultimate sweet and salty snack.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Large Egg Yolks
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 8 ozs Semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (coarsely chopped)
- Maldon or other flaky sea salt
Directions
Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 375°. Whisk flour, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl; set aside.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Add egg yolks, egg, and vanilla. Beat, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl, until mixture is pale and fluffy, 4-5 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just to blend. Using a spatula, fold in chocolate.
Spoon rounded tablespoonfuls of cookie dough onto 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt.
Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until just golden brown around the edges, 10-12 minutes (the cookies will firm up as they cool). Let cool slightly on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks; let cool completely.
Suggested Pairing:
This recipe pairs with my 2012 Sonoma Valley Cabernet. Buy it here.