Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Active time: 25 min.
Total time: 1 hr., 20 min.
Serves 24
Made even more delicious with browned butter in the batter and studded with walnuts, this take on a classic is bound to become a new family favorite
2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup butter
1 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
1 1⁄4 cups packed dark brown
sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1 (11.5 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks, roughly chopped
1 1⁄2 cups walnut halves, roughly chopped
1 Heat oven to 400°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment. In small bowl, whisk f lour, 11 ⁄ tsp. salt
2 and baking soda; reserve. In small pot, melt butter over low heat; cook until golden brown bits start to form at bottom of pot, 6–7 min. Remove from heat; let cool 10 min.
2 In bowl, mix sugars. Stir in browned butter. Whisk in eggs and egg yolk. Stir in f lour mixture. Reserve 1 cup chocolate chips. Fold remaining chocolate and walnuts into dough. Let rest 10 min. Scoop out 3 Tbs.–sized balls of dough and place at least 3" apart on baking sheets. Top with reserved chocolate, pressing in lightly. Bake until golden on edges but centers are soft, 10–12 min. Let cool 2–3 min.; transfer to racks. Let cool. Repeat with remaining dough to make 24 cookies.
Per serving: 310 cal. 4g pro. 21g carb. 2g fiber 28g sug. 45mg chol. 210mg sod. 18g total fat 8g sat. fat