bakery style chewy chocolate chip cookies

🥘 Ingredients

• • all-purpose flour
• • baking powder
• • salt
• • unsalted butter
• • brown sugar
• • granulated sugar
• • egg
• • egg yolk
• • vanilla extract
• • chocolate chips
• • walnuts

📝 Instructions

1. 1 a couple of
2. 2 the dough is meant to be on the dry side so it can be rolled , not dropped
3. 3 if you're not getting a good flavor , try using a higher quality vanilla and / or chocolate chips
4. 4 check your oven temperature , cooking time and temperature is critical
5. 5 if the cookies are not chewy they are probably overcooked
6. 6 bread flour will make the cookies even more chewy , biscuit flour will make them less chewy
7. 7 do not let your dough get warm , i like to scoop it on to pans and refrigerate before i pop them in the oven
8. 8 pan color is very important , if they are too dark you may experience some crisp edges , try using some parchment and lowering the cooking temperature a bit
9. 9 place oven racks in the upper and lower 1 / 3's of the oven
10. 10 preheat oven to 325f
11. 11 cover 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper mix flour , baking powder & salt in a bowl or bag and set aside
12. 12 mix butter and sugars with with a mixer until blended and smooth , add egg , yolk & vanilla
13. 13 mix until incorporated
14. 14 add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
15. 15 stir in chips and optional nuts
16. 16 divide into 18 equal balls , a 2" cookie scoop works just about perfectly , about 60 gms each
17. 17 evenly space 9 on each cookie sheet
18. 18 bake for 12-18 minutes , rotating front to back and top to bottom after 8 minutes
19. 19 cool on sheets to maintain chewy texture