Years ago, I found my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe via Emily Schuman, who found it on Kate Miss’ now defunct blog, For Me, For You, who adapted it from this David Leite recipe from the New York Times (phew!) To this day, these are still the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever tasted. Here are the secrets that make these cookies amazing:

• The half cake flour, half bread flour batter gives them the perfect fluffy-yet-chewy consistency.

• Only the best quality chocolate chips (over 60% cacao). These are a splurge, but amazing for a very special occasion.

• Sprinkle of sea salt on top.

• And the 12 hour + (up to 36 hours) of chilling the batter in the fridge magically makes it taste caramel-y. The longer the better, but they are still great if you don’t have time for this.

Since then, I’ve made a giant version of these cookies every year for Bryan’s birthday (think Mrs. Fields throwback!) and for countless other life events for friends. Every time, at least two people ask me for the recipe 😊.

One seasoning I’ve been really enjoying lately is matcha salt. It’s typically served as a dip alongside tempura, and just a hint of it creates an umami flavor bomb. So, as if these cookies couldn’t get any better, I’ve sprinkled matcha salt on them.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies with Matcha Salt

Makes: About 20 6”cookies

Total Prep Time: 1 hour — 36 hours*

Total Cook Time: 1 hour
*adapted slightly (but it’s mostly the same recipe) from For Me, For You

Ingredients:
8 ½ ounces cake flour
8 ½ ounces bread flour
1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon sea salt (kosher can work too)
1 ¼ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¼ pounds bittersweet chocolate chips (over 60% cacao)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon matcha, sifted to remove any clumps

Instructions:
Combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Whisk well.

Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment (or a hand-held mixer and bow) on medium-high speed, cream butter and sugars together until very light and fluffy. This took me about five minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Reduce the mixer speed to low. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Add another 1/3 and then another, until all of it has been incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with each addition. Pour in the chocolate chips and stir manually.

Place the batter in an airtight container and refrigerate for 12-36 hours. If you don’t have this much time, don’t worry! The cookies will still taste great! The longer you leave them in the fridge, the more the flavors will meld together and take on a caramel-y flavor.*

When you’re ready to bake the cookies, remove the batter from the fridge to let it warm up and soften. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sift the matcha, then mix it with the sea salt in a small bowl.

Bake the cookies until golden (but not brown!), about 17 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool. RIGHT before serving, sprinkle on the matcha salt. If the matcha salt sits on the cookies for too long, it will soak in the moisture from the cookie and not be as vibrantly green. This will also happen if the cookies are not sufficiently cool. Enjoy!

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