Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 dozen 3-inch cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/8 cups, bleached all-purpose flour (10 2/3 ounces); 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted and cooled slightly; 1 cup, brown sugar (light or dark), 7 ounces; 1/2 cup, granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces); 1 , large egg; 1 , large egg yolk; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 - 2 cups, chocolate chips or chunks (semi or bittersweet)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 1996, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

After testing 40 variations, we discover how to make a thick, chewy gourmet shop cookie at home.

SERVESMakes 1 1/2 dozen 3-inch cookies

TIME45 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Nowadays, chocolate chip cookies sold in gourmet shops and cafés always come jumbo-sized (think saucer plate). These cookies are incredibly appealing and satisfying—thick and chewy rounds loaded with as many chocolate chips as they can hold...

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