Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies

My husband and I are head over heals for each other, AND for these cookies!!! Go ahead and jump on the sea salt bandwagon, it's so worth it! If you are not a fan of the salty/sweet trend, then skip the sea salt and enjoy these cookies the old fashioned way.

Ingredients:

2 1/4 C. cake flour

1 1/2 C. all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 C brown sugar

3/4 C granulated sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

2 tsp vanilla

20 oz. semisweet chocolate chips or chunks

Sea salt

Directions:

1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a medium sized bowl.

2. Using a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.

3. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

4. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

5. Drop chocolate chips in and incorporate by hand.

6. Press plastic wrap against the dough and refrigerate 1 hour (dough can be refrigerated up to 48 hours if making ahead of time).

7. Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Line a natural aluminum baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking mat.

8. Roll cookie dough by hand into golf ball sized pieces, arrange on baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt and bake until golden brown and to desired level of doneness. –10 to 12 min. for soft chewy cookies, 12 to 15 min. for crisp cookies.

9. Cool cookies 10 min. on baking sheet before removing. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Makes approximately 36 cookies.

TIP: If a recipe asks for softened or room temperature butter, you should also have room temperature eggs. To bring your eggs to room temperature, fill a glass with warm water and submerge the eggs for a few minutes.