Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies
Calories: 36
Adjust Servings Here: 10 Cookies
Description
Bake thick, gooey Levain Bakery–style chocolate chip cookies at home – no cake flour needed! My walnut-free copycat comes in both jumbo 6 oz and medium 4 oz sizes, with crisp edges and soft, melty centers.
Ingredients
Makes 10 large cookies (about 6 oz each) or 15 medium cookies (about 4 oz each)
- 360 g (3 cups) All-purpose flour
- 24 g (2 tbsp) Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 225 g (1 cup) Cold unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 150 g (¾ cup) Dark brown sugar packed
- 50 g (¼ cup) Granulated sugar
- 2 large Cold eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 400 g (2 cup) Chocolate chips Semi-sweet and Dark mixed
- 200 g (2 cups) Walnuts roughly chopped
Instructions
- Oven & pan - Preheat the oven to 400°F / 200°C. Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients – In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.360 g All-purpose flour, 24 g Cornstarch, 1 tsp Baking powder, 1 tsp Baking soda, 1 tsp Salt
- Cream – In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cold butter with both sugars just until combined. Do not overcream. Mix in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla.225 g Cold unsalted butter, 150 g Dark brown sugar, 50 g Granulated sugar, 2 large Cold eggs, 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Combine – Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Fold in mix-ins – Gently stir in both types of chocolate chips and the walnuts until evenly distributed.400 g Chocolate chips, 200 g Walnuts
- Shape dough balls – For large cookies, portion at 170 g (6 oz); for medium cookies, portion at 113 g (4 oz). Keep the dough balls tall and chunky; do not flatten.
- Chill – Refrigerate the shaped dough balls for at least 1 hour.
- Bake – Place the dough balls on prepared trays, spacing them apart. Large cookies: Bake for 9–11 minutes. Medium cookies: Bake for 8–10 minutes.Edges should be golden while centers remain slightly underbaked.
- Cool – Let cookies rest on the baking tray for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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