The Food Lab's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: The Food Lab's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 28
Ingredients: 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks; 225g); 1 standard ice cube (about 2 tablespoons; 30mL frozen water); 10 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups; 280g); 3/4 teaspoon (3g) baking soda; 2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1 teaspoon table salt (4g); 5 ounces granulated sugar (about 3/4 cup; 140g); 2 large eggs (100g); 2 teaspoons (10mL) vanilla extract; 5 ounces dark brown sugar (about 1/2 tightly packed cup plus 2 tablespoons; 140g); 8 ounces (225g) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped with a knife into 1/2- to 1/4-inch chunks; Coarse sea salt, for garnish

Prep 45m

Cook 35m

Total 1h 20m

This recipe for The Food Lab's Chocolate Chip Cookies creates the perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness. The combination of dark brown sugar, vanilla extract, and semisweet chocolate not only provides a rich flavor, but it also ensures that the cookies come out incredibly chewy. The secret ingredient? An ice cube.