The Ultimate Crispy Cookie
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Recipe type: dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar (orig recipe uses dark)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely chopped semi-sweet chocolate (preferably not chips, but chopped bar chocolate)
  • up to 2 more cups of your favorite nuts or mix-ins
  • These cookies used 1 cup chopped crystallized ginger, 1 cup chopped Scharffen Berger semi-sweet chocolate, 1 cup chopped almonds and a sprinkle of Flor De Sal on each cookie
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
  4. Melt butter and then let cool until barely warm to the touch.
  5. Mix butter and both sugars on medium speed until well blended, about 30 seconds.
  6. Add egg and vanilla and mix until completely combined.
  7. Add flour mixture and mix on low-speed until just combined, scraping the bowl if necessary to incorporate dry ingredients.
  8. Add chocolate and whatever mix-ins you're using.
  9. Drop tbsp sized balls of dough onto prepared cookie sheets about 2-3 inches apart.
  10. Flatten each ball to ¼ inch and bake for 14-16 minutes rotating pan halfway through baking time.
Recipe by JOYFUL scribblings at https://www.joyfulscribblings.com/2014/03/ultimate-crispy-cookie/