Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • ½ cup unsalted butter ((1 stick; softened))
  • ¼ cup regular salted butter ((1/2 stick; softened))
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar ((150 grams))
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar ((50 grams))
  • 1 large egg ((room temp))
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ((240 grams))
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾-1 cup chocolate chips
  • 9-inch nonstick springform pan
  • parchment paper
  • 3 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate bar ((quality chocolate chips will work too) 85 grams)
  • 5 TBSP unsalted butter ((71 grams))
  • 1-2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2-3 TBSP heavy cream (as needed)
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar ((170 grams))
  • ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter ((113 grams) softened to room temp)
  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar ((approx. 180 grams))
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1-2 TBSP heavy cream
  • teeny pinch of fine salt

Instruction

  • Before we begin, I'm begging you to save about a hour of your time to refrigerate your dough. You can even just make the dough and leave it in the fridge overnight to bake the following day, just pretend the cookie dough is also sensitive to the hotter-than-hades temps outside and give it some time to chill. It's one of those age old cookie debates and I'm team stick-it-in-the-fridge.
  • In a large bowl, cream together softened butter and sugar with an electric hand mixer. Start at the lowest speed and increase as needed.
  • Add in the egg and vanilla and continue to beat with the mixer to incorporate.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add flour mixture to the larger bowl slowly while you continue to beat on low.
  • Once your dough is mixed, fold in chocolate chips, cover, and pop it in the fridge for an hour, or overnight. Whatever works for you!
  • Now here's where you get sneaky. Hide the dough in the fridge. Everyone has that one person in their family that, upon seeing a giant bowl-o-cookie dough in the fridge, loses all self-control and manners. You could loose a spoonful or the whole bowlful to hungry scavengers if you don't go ahead and just cover and hide the bowl behind a pile of leftovers and condiments. If you're only chilling it for an hour you have a much better chance of retrieving the full bowl of cookie dough. That is... unless you are a cookie dough monster. In that case, good luck!