Giant Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Mom on Timeout

Giant Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - made dough March 1, 2024 from Mom on Timeout

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt; set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined. Add vanilla extract, egg and egg yolk, mixing until combined.
3. Add dry ingredients in 2 additions, mixing on low speed after each addition, until just combined.
4. Mix in chocolate chips until evenly disbursed.
5. Portion dough into 1/4 cup portions and roll into balls. Flatten each ball slightly, cover and chill for at least 1 hour up to overnight.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and evenly space dough balls. Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are set and middles no longer look raw. Remove from heat and let rest on baking sheet for several minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

I've been lagging on the posts because I've been lagging on the baking lately. You'll notice I made this cookie dough way back in early March. I didn't start baking it off until the past few weeks when I needed it for care packages and events I was hosting or going to so the dough definitely kept well in the freezer.

Besides being easy to make, handling beautifully (the dough was not too dry or too sticky), and keeping well in the freezer for a couple of months, this dough also baked into really good chocolate chip cookies.

I didn't make them "giant" as the recipe instructed but kept them normal-sized. They still turned out well. The edges were airy and crisp and the middles were chewy. The whole cookie had that brown sugar caramelization that marks a great chocolate chip cookie.

I definitely want to make these again in the giant size so I can see how they turn out. I imagine they would be even better with the same crisp edges but also a gooey middle.