Chocolate, Espresso & Sea Salt Cookies
Cookies combining the flavors of chocolate, espresso and sea salt... need I say more?
Ingredients
- 1 cup of butter, partially melted
- 1 1/4 cup of brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup of natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup of espresso powder
- 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chunks
- flaky sea salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup of partially melted butter with 1 1/4 cups of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- Add 1 large egg and 2 large egg yolks and whisk until combined
- In a large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour with 1/4 cup of espresso powder, 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- Add the butter and sugar mixture into the flour mixture and mix until just combined
- Gently fold in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Scoop golfball sized balls of chilled dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet keeping them 2 inches apart
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to brown and the centers still a little soft
- Transfer the baking sheet onto a cooling rack and immediately press a few chunks of dark chocolate over each hot cookie and sprinkle with sea salt
- Serve with cold milk and enjoy!