We Made the Viral "Perfect" Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, and Yeah, Can Confirm

If you've been searching your whole life for the perfect chocolate chip cookie, crisp on the outside and soft and gooey in the middle, then you're going to be obsessed with this recipe. Coined the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies by pastry chef Ravneet Gill and published in The New York Times, this cookie is said to be pretty life-changing. This recipe asserts a meticulous attention to detail, including chilling the dough for exactly 12 hours in perfectly-shaped balls for the best domed, thick cookies. It also calls for chopped dark chocolate instead of run-of-the-mill chocolate chips; that way you get craters of melted chocolate that will make you swoon (plus whoever you share these with — if you choose to do so). These will become your favourite cookies to make, great for gifting to co-workers or friends, baking with the kids, or as an easy yet impressive holiday dessert. Top with a bit of flaky salt and you might never go back to another chocolate chip cookie recipe – except maybe Chrissy Teigen's Chex Mix ones.

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ravneet Gill, New York Times

Notes

If you don’t have Maldon salt, use another flaky salt or even kosher salt.

Ingredients

1. ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks), softened
   3/4 cup dark brown sugar
   ⅔ cup superfine sugar
   1 large egg
   1 ¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
   1 teaspoon baking powder
   ¾ teaspoon baking soda
   ¾ teaspoon Maldon sea salt (or kosher salt)
   6 ounces dark (bittersweet) chocolate, chopped into large chunks

Directions

1. Put the butter and both sugars in a stand mixer or mixing bowl. Cream together using a paddle attachment on medium speed, a handheld electric whisk or a wooden spoon for 1 to 2 minutes until paler but not fluffy. (Do not mix for too long; if you beat the mixture until super light and fluffy, that will cause the cookie to deflate later when cooking.)
2. Add the egg and beat over medium speed until evenly combined.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (all the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt), then fold into the butter mixture using a rubber spatula until combined.
4. Add the chopped chocolate and fold into the dough until evenly distributed.
5. Immediately scoop out heaping 1/4-cup portions (about 60 grams), roll into balls and place on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 12 hours. (If space is tight, you can condense them on one sheet before refrigerating then redistribute among two sheets before baking.)
6. The next day, heat the oven to 350°F.
7. Make sure the dough balls are evenly spaced out among two baking sheets, as they will spread. Bake the cookies for 13 minutes (or 15 minutes if baking from frozen), until the cookies are puffed and golden at the edges. You want the middle to be ever so slightly not-quite set.
8. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet; they will continue firming up as they cool. Once cooled, eat! (These cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days. The balls of dough will keep for up to 2 days in the fridge or 2 weeks in the freezer.)

Information

Category

Cookies, Desserts

Yield

14 cookies

Total Time

12 minutes, 59 seconds