Salted Honey Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (Print Version)
Chewy honey butter cookies studded with chocolate chips and finished with flaky sea salt for irresistible sweet-salty flavor.
# List of Ingredients:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
02 - 3 tbsp honey
03 - 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
04 - 1/4 cup granulated sugar
05 - 1 large egg
06 - 2 tsp vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1/2 tsp baking soda
09 - 1/2 tsp baking powder
10 - 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
→ Mix-ins & Topping
11 - 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 - Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
# Step-by-step Instructions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, cream together the butter, honey, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
03 - Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until fully combined.
04 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and fine sea salt.
05 - Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
06 - Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
07 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are golden but centers look just set.
09 - Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
10 - Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The honey creates this incredible chewiness that lasts for days, if they stick around that long.
- That hit of flaky salt on top transforms each bite into something you would pay good money for at a bakery.
02 -
- Chilling the dough for thirty minutes before baking makes the cookies thicker and chewier, which is never a bad thing.
- The cookies will look slightly underbaked when you pull them out, but they continue cooking on the hot baking sheet.
03 -
- Weigh your flour if possible, because too much flour makes these cookies cakey instead of chewy.
- Always sprinkle the salt while the cookies are hot, otherwise it will slide right off when you take a bite.