The Food Lab's Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Ingredients (11)

• 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks; 225g)
• 1 standard ice cube (about 2 tablespoons; 30mL frozen water)
• 10 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups; 280g)
• 3/4 teaspoon (3g) baking soda
• 2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1 teaspoon table salt (4g)
• 5 ounces granulated sugar (about 3/4 cup; 140g)
• 2 large eggs (100g)
• 2 teaspoons (10mL) vanilla extract
• 5 ounces dark brown sugar (about 1/2 tightly packed cup plus 2 tablespoons; 140g)
• 8 ounces (225g) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped with a knife into 1/2- to 1/4-inch chunks
• Coarse sea salt, for garnish