Christy's Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

pastry flour
1 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
bread flour
1 1/2 cup
salt
1 1/2 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
butter, room temp
1 cup (2 sticks)
sugar
7/8 cup
brown sugar
1 1/8 cup
vanilla extract
1½ tsp
eggs
2
bittersweet chocolate bar, coarse chop
1 lb (16 oz)

Instructions

  1. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 min, until lightly brown, but soft. Cool for 2min on pan. Cool cookies completely on wire rack.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine pastry flour, bread flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time,
  4. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, and combine.
  5. Manually add in chocolate chunks.
  6. Use a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies, or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies.

Notes

Original recipe taken from Jacques Torres’ chocolate chip cookie recipe

Makes 12-18 5-inch cookies or four dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies.