Description
Chocolate chip cookies from Levain Bakery redefine indulgence with their massive, gooey centers and crisp edges. Bakers can craft these New York-style treats, delivering a perfect balance of rich chocolate and buttery dough that you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold & cubed
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
Sweeteners:
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Gather chilled butter and prepare dry ingredients to ensure optimal texture and flavor development.
- Combine flour varieties, leavening agents, and seasoning in a mixing vessel, whisking thoroughly to eliminate potential lumps.
- Cream cold butter with sugar varieties using a robust mixing technique until the mixture appears smooth and slightly aerated.
- Incorporate eggs individually, blending completely after each addition to maintain mixture integrity.
- Gently introduce dry ingredient mixture into wet components, stirring minimally to prevent gluten overdevelopment.
- Delicately fold chocolate fragments and nutty elements throughout the dough, distributing evenly with minimal manipulation.
- Craft substantial, rustic dough mounds using hands, ensuring generous proportions and irregular surface textures.
- Position cookie formations on parchment-lined baking surface, allowing substantial spacing between each cluster.
- Roast within preheated 400°F oven for 9-12 minutes, watching for golden perimeter and tender central regions.
- Extract from oven and permit natural cooling, allowing structural stabilization and flavor intensification before consumption.
Notes
- Chill dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent excessive spreading and enhance flavor development.
- Use high-quality chocolate chips like Belgian or dark chocolate for richer, more complex taste profiles.
- Customize the recipe by substituting walnuts with pecans or almonds for different nutty undertones.
- For gluten-sensitive individuals, replace wheat flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain similar texture and structure.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 231 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 143 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 2.8 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg