Chocolate Chip Bakery Style Cookies

Stack of thick bakery chocolate chip cookies with golden edges and gooey centers

These Chocolate Chip Bakery Style Cookies are thick, chunky and full of chocolate chips and gooey chocolate chunks! Everything you could possibly want in a chocolate chip bakey style cooke.

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1

Servings Cookies

Calories 542kcal

Author Fay Khoury

EQUIPMENT

INGREDIENTS

115 g (½ cup) butter cold
150 g (¾ cup) brown sugar
40 g (¼ cup) white sugar
1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) vanilla
1 (1) egg large
245 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour plain flour
1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) cornstarch cornflour
½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) baking powder
1 cup (1 cup) chocolate chips
1 cup (1 cup) chocolate chunks

INSTRUCTIONS

Begin by preheating your oven to 180℃/355℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut your cold butter into small ½-inch cubes. These cubes will melt during baking, creating the trademark pockets of deliciousness.
Combine the brown and white sugars with the cold butter, and cream them together until you achieve a light and fluffy texture. This step is the foundation for your cookie's tenderness and flavor.
Incorporate the vanilla extract and large egg into the sugar and butter mixture. Mix until everything is well combined, and your kitchen is filled with the irresistible scent of vanilla.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the plain flour, cornflour, and baking powder. Using a mesh strainer, sift this dry mixture over the wet ingredients, and add in your chocolate chips and baking chocolate chunks.
Begin by gently mixing with a spatula. As the dough starts coming together, switch to using your hands. Gently fold all those chocolatey chunks into the dough, ensuring they're evenly distributed. Be careful not to overmix to keep those pockets of chocolate.
Use a cookie scoop or your hands to form generous cookie portions. These cookies are all about being thick and generous.
Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate it for 20 minutes. Chilling the dough is our secret to those thick and gooey Levain-style cookies. It helps them keep their shape and texture.
Once the dough has chilled, it's time to bake your cookies. Bake in pre-heated oven for 14-16 minutes or until the cookies have golden brown edges while remaining soft in the center.
After removing the cookies from the oven, allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

NOTES

For an added touch of indulgence, consider placing a few extra chocolate chips on top of each cookie.
Baking times are a guide only and will vary from oven to oven.

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