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