The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

Summary by Krater

Joshua Weissman shares his recipe for chocolate chip cookies, featuring a secret ingredient and specific baking ratios. He demonstrates mixing the dough, chopping dark and milk chocolate, and tests different cookie sizes to find the optimal bake.

From the video

Answers: How do you make the best chocolate chip cookies?

• chocolate chip cookie recipe
• baking ratios
• potato chips as secret ingredient
• cookie scoop sizes
• dough chilling technique

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 oz dark chocolate
• 3 oz milk chocolate
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 whole egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup plus 6 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup plain salt potato chips

What it concludes

• Melted unsalted butter works better than browned butter for this cookie recipe.
• Adding crushed plain salt potato chips provides a savory sweet crunchy contrast that improves the cookies.
• Chilling the cookie dough overnight prevents the cookies from spreading too thin during baking.
• The medium cookie scoop, which uses a 3 tablespoon size, is the best of both worlds for achieving centers with chewiness and crispy edges.