Name: Alton Brown's The Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: PT-490324H5M33S
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks); 12 ounces bread flour (2 1/4 cups); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 ounces granulated sugar (1/4 cup); 8 ounces light brown sugar (1/4 cup + 1 cup); 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 1 ounce whole milk (2 tablespoons); 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Description

I tried Alton Brown’s chocolate chip cookie recipe “The Chewy” and it was a challenging cookie recipe to make. First of all, his recipe has everything measured in ounces so it requires a lot of measuring and the use of a food scale. If you don’t have a food scale yet, why not? It is one of the handiest little kitchen tools I’ve ever used.

Ingredients

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8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks)
12 ounces bread flour (2 1/4 cups)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ounces granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
8 ounces light brown sugar (1/4 cup + 1 cup)
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 ounce whole milk (2 tablespoons)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

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Instructions

Melt the butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat. Set aside to cool slightly.
Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda onto a paper plate. Pour the butter into your stand mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat with the paddle attachment on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, whisk together the whole egg, the egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract in a measuring cup. Reduce the mixer speed and slowly add the egg mixture. Mix until thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds.
Using the paper plate as a slide, gradually integrate the dry ingredients, stopping a couple of times to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Once the flour is worked in, drop the speed to "stir" and add the chocolate chips. Chill the dough for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and place racks in the top third and bottom third of the oven.
Scoop the dough into 1 1/2-ounce portion onto parchment-lined half sheet pans, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake 2 sheets at a time for 15 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Remove from the oven, slide the parchment with the cookies onto a cooling rack and wait at least 5 minutes before devouring.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 289
Sugar: 10g
Sodium: 153mg
Fat: 16g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Unsaturated Fat: 2g
Carbohydrates: 31g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 5g