Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Salted Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Cookies

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach? Thank goodness that isn’t implicitly true otherwise this blog would be titled Confections of a Lonely Foodie. The first time I cooked for my husband… it was nothing short of a disaster.

There is plenty of merit in the saying, though. A supporting theory, some fond memories, and a fantastic cookie recipe rediscovered – all in honor of my old roommate:

How to Impress A Boy

      1. Tell The Boy that you

love

    to cook and bake, even if the only hot food you’ve ever produced came in a Lean Cuisine box. I mean, c’mon. You just met. What’s a little white lie to start out a relationship? It scored you an invite to The Boy’s cookout and that’s all that counts.
      2. Rush home, shouting “Emergency! E-MER-GEN-CYYYY!” as you bust through the door. Scare the crap out of your roommate. And then beg. Your roommate must understand that this is a matter of life and death. She just

has

      to bake something for you. And quick! The Boy’s cookout starts in a couple of hours. Lucky for you, she agrees… even if she only did so because she had to know

just

    how cute A Boy has to be to create such desperation.

Salted Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    3. Take a plate of your roommate’s still warm Chocolate Chunk Cookies over to The Boy’s house – and don’t forget to bring your roommate along! Not many bakers would pause her game of Madden in the middle of an undefeated season to bake cookies for Some Boy she’s never met.
      4. Stand there, smile, and graciously take the compliments on those cookies ’cause girl, you earned it! All that standing there on the outskirts of that teeny tiny apartment kitchen, watching your roommate’s every move was mentally exhausting. All that measuring, flipping a mixer on and off, scooping… how on earth does she do it?! And when The Boy tells you that they’re the best cookies he’s ever had and his best friend exclaims, “It’s like a chocolate explosion in my mouth!” giggle and look down – modesty, even when faked, goes a

long

    way to impress The Boy and his friends.
      5. Thank your roommate

profusely

    because one can never say – or hear – “Thank you,” too many times! And don’t abuse your cookie dealer. Her concern is to continue getting half her rent paid, not to ensure you end up in faux-domestic bliss. Sorry 😛
      6. Keep your trap shut! Sure, it’s a funny story and your roommate and friends will

endlessly

      make fun of you and The Emergency Cookies but don’t share your cookie secret ’til

much

      later. Or, months after you and The Boy have broken up, should he email you for the recipe, it’s perfectly acceptable to tell him

then

    that you’ve actually never baked a single cookie in your life. And it’s probably reinforcement that parting ways was the right decision, especially when he clearly misses “your” cookies more than you.

Salted Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies (aka, The Emergency Cookies)

Rich, chewy chocolate cookies studded with chocolate chunks and sea salt.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 large eggs, room temp
  • 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 12 oz semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped (or 1 package chocolate chunks)
  • Sea salt, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment or silpat.
  2. Heat chopped chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 25-second increments, stirring in between, until just melted. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
  3. In the bowl of your mixer, beat eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla on high speed until the sugar has completely dissolved (4-5 minutes). Reduce speed to low and add the melted (and now, cooled) chocolate. Mix until uniform. Add the flour mixture until just combined. Mix in the chocolate chunks.
  4. Let dough sit 10 minutes - this will allow the chocolate to cool and prevent the cookies from spreading.
  5. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto baking sheets. The dough should be very stiff and will hold the scooped round. If not, let it sit for a while or stick it in the fridge for 10 minutes. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are shiny and crackly yet still soft in centers, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle additional salt on the cookies and cool on sheets 10 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container. Enjoy with a tall glass of ice cold milk.

Notes

Yields: 2 dozen cookies

Adapted from Martha Stewart Living

Estimated time: 45 minutes

12 comments… add one
  • Ha, ha! What a funny story! Those look awesome!!

  • What a great story…haha. These cookies look great! My favorite thing is the little sprinkle of salt…yum!!!

  • Girl you are funny! I bet my hubby would love these too. He makes fun of me all the time that when we first met I couldn’t boil water. (Which technically is true).

  • haha interesting story.. but the cookie looks REALLLY good. i’ll have to bookmark this page 😀 thanks for sharing

  • Ashley

    OMG, these are really yummy!!!
    Being around Christmas, instead of adding chocolate chunks, I added some crushed candy Cains!!! They turned out super pretty, but really flat. I’ve got the next round of them in the oven, they dough was a little more stiff(because they sat out while the first batch baked), so they may be more like the pictures. Oh well, it doesn’t bother me that they are thin!! As long as they’re yummy!
    Thanks so much!!

  • Jacki C.

    I made these with my sister today and they turned out fabulous. We loaded up the salt and I agree with the last post–the batter needs to sit a good 5-10 minutes before baking. Great recipe–thanks for posting!

  • I love cookies.. I wish I knew how to bake without setting the kitchen on fire 🙁

  • Kassia

    best chocolate cookies I have ever made love your web site!

  • Brandy Sievers

    I know this is a super old post but I wanted to let you know I’ve made these quite a few times and my baby brother said they are the best thing I’ve ever made. So. Great job! 🙂

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