Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft, slightly chewy chocolate studded cookies sprinkled with a dash of sea salt to balance the bittersweet bliss.

ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
• ¼ cup raw sugar, substitute with granulated sugar if you'd like
• ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 150-200 g chocolate of your choice, roughly chopped into bite-size chunks
• ¾ cup chopped nuts (or any other add-ins), optional
• sea salt for sprinkling

method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Cream together the butter and sugars for a few minutes or until ligher and fluffy.
3. Beat in the vanilla extract and egg, until nice and smooth.
4. Stir in the baking soda and salt.
5. Then add the all-purpose flour in batches rather than all at once, just to combine.
6. Finally, fold in the chocolate chunks and any other add-in until well-distributed through out the batter.
7. Place 2 tbsp sized mounds of dough onto the prepared sheet, 2 inches apart.
8. Sprinkle the tops with a pinch of sea salt before placing the tray in the oven for 9-11 minutes or until the chocolate has melted, the dough is slightly golden brown and less glossy than before.
9. Cool for a couple minutes on a wire rack before serving.

adapted from http://www.hotchocolatehits.com/2015/05/salted-chocolate-chip-cookies.html