Quick, one-bowl, hand-whisked cookies fragrant with vanilla and brown sugar and studded with chocolate — crisp at the edges, chewy in the middle. Makes 32 cookies.
Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place the melted butter in a large bowl and add both sugars, the vanilla and salt. Whisk to combine. Add the egg and the yolk and mix. Add the baking soda and whisk it in thoroughly — several extra times around the bowl even after it seems to have disappeared. Switch to a spoon or flexible spatula and mix in the flour, then the chocolate chips.
Bake right away, or cover and chill the dough for 1 to 2 days (take it out 30 to 60 minutes before scooping).
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170 g Dairy-free butterinstead of unsalted butter
340 g Dairy-free chocolate chipsinstead of semisweet chocolate chips
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unsalted butter · 170 g
brown sugar · 190 g
granulated sugar · 100 g
vanilla extract · 15 ml
kosher salt · 6 g
large eggs · 2 items
baking soda · 2.3 g
all-purpose flour · 265 g
semisweet chocolate chips · 340 g
Scoop 1.5-tablespoon balls onto the prepared sheet with room to spread. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes, until the edges are deep golden brown but the centres still look underbaked; they'll set as they cool.
Optional: drop the tray of warm cookies onto the counter from a few centimetres up once or twice as they come out of the oven for a rippled top.
Rest the tray on a trivet for 1 minute, then move the cookies to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining dough. Cooled cookies keep in an airtight container for 5 days.