A few years ago I took a trip to New York to visit friends and family. Since they all know I am a lover of baked goods, they all recommended one place that I had to go to get the best cookies. Levain Bakery. I must say, it didn't disappoint. The cookies there are super chunky with a slight crisp to the outside and still a little doughy on the inside. They are honestly some of the best cookies I have had and would definitely recommend you try them if you are in the area. My go-to cookie recipe is for thinner cookies, which I would still say I make the most often however, after trying the cookies from Levain Bakery I had to come up with a chunky cookie recipe of my own. These cookies can be made with any flavour you like. The one I have chosen is dark chocolate, pistachio and sea salt because if you are making these cookies you are indulging anyway so you may as well go all out!
The recipe itself makes 7 cookies, slightly smaller batch than my usual recipe but even I can't manage more than one at a time so it should be sufficient! I also used presentation rings to shape them after removing from the oven so if you want nice round cookies then you can do this too, though of course it isn't compulsory! Another great thing about any cookie recipe is that the cookie dough will freeze really well so if you cook from frozen just add an extra 5 mins to the baking time.
I hope you like this recipe, it really is a winner in my opinion. The cookies are crispy around the edges and soft in the middle, true comfort food, hence why I call them my chunky comfort cookies! They are also delicious as a dessert when still slightly warm and with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side!
Happy Baking! X
Baking time (incl. prep): 1 hour
Ingredients:
120 g butter, softened
100 g granulated sugar
60 g brown sugar
1 egg
220 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
100 g dark chocolate
55 g crushed pistachios
Sea salt
Method:
Beat together the two sugar types, butter, vanilla essence and egg in a large mixing bowl until well combined
Add in the baking powder, flour, dark chocolate and pistachios and bind together until a dough is formed
Roll the dough into balls (this recipe will make 7 cookies at ~100 g each) and leave in the fridge to chill for 20 min
While the cookies are in the fridge, preheat your oven to 160°C
Bake the cookies for 12 min, turn the oven up to 200°C for a further 6 min
Remove the cookies and use a presentation ring to shape them (you can also use a large glass or round cookie cutter to do this) while they are still warm- do this by putting the whole cookie (you may have to squash it a little) into the ring and move it round in circles to get the cookie into a nice round shape and sprinkle on some coarse sea salt to finish
Leave for 10-15 mins to cool before digging in!
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