Salted chocolate chip cookies! This recipe makes chocolate chip cookies topped with sea salt for the ultimate sweet and salty cookie!
Originally published 12/27/12. Updated with new photos 7/6/18.
Don't let the name of these cookies scare you. A little salt enhances the flavor in cookies - it lets you taste the sugar, butter, and all of the other good stuff better.
In other words, the salt makes for a more intense chocolate chip cookie.
Why salted chocolate chip cookies?
If you've ever made cookies and forgotten the salt, they just taste sort of flat and funny. The salt adds a delicious balance that evens out the sweetness of the cookie.
What type of salt is best?
It's important to use a flaky sea salt, like a fleur de sel on these; table salt just wouldn't work. Table salt will make the cookies overly salty rather than just adding a little bite.
I used a combination of chocolate melting disks and chocolate chips, but you could just use chocolate chunks, too.
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Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped
- Finishing or flaky sea salt (like fleur de sel)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda; set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, stir together butter, brown sugar, sugar, and powdered sugar on low for 30 seconds.
- Turn mixer up to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes.
- Add egg yolks, egg, and vanilla. Beat, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl, until mixture is pale and fluffy, 4-5 minutes.
- Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just to blend.
- Stir in chocolate by hand.
- Spoon a small cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop scoops of cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart.
- Sprinkle cookies lightly with sea salt.
- Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until just golden brown around the edges, 8-10 minutes (the cookies will firm up as they cool).
- Let cool slightly on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks; let cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Adapted from Bon Apetit January 2013
Gen
I used a large grain sea salt, and the cookies were fantastic. Thanks!
Gen
Great recipe! I used a large grain sea salt, and the cookies were fantastic.
dianaramblesdotcom
I always put a little salt in my cookies, but now I might try a little more! Thanks for linking up!
kateheartseating
Thanks for hosting!!
Lori Who Needs A Cape?
These sound delish! I pinned on Pinterest!
kateheartseating
Thanks!! =)
Jutta Lenihan
This recipe is a keeper - something everyone should have pinned on their fridge :)
Thank you for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza - hope to see you there again this week with more deliciousness :)
kateheartseating
Thank you so much!! And thanks for hosting! I'll definitely be there =)
sineamarie
I totally agree with you. A little salt really does bring out the sweetness. When I was a little girl, my mom taught me to very little sprinkle salt on the cantaloupe that I was eating. It tasted great. Sweeter than ever. Found you on the Pin It blog hop from Diana Rambles. I have two sites: Ducksnarow. and a new one called Puppies-Puppies. New follower here and pinning right now! :)
kateheartseating
I agree! My husband teases me about it, but the only way I'll eat watermelon is with a little salt on it. It really does enhance the flavor though! Thanks so much for stopping by and for following! I'll be by to check out your sites =).
Miz Helen
I just love the sweet and savory combination for this cookie, it looks delicious. Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
kateheartseating
Thanks! And thanks for hosting!
Marlys @Thisand That
These look awesome and I think the salt would be great on them... thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday and would love it if you would link back to us. Remember to come back and vote on Sunday.
Marlys @Thisand That
sorry didn't see your link parties link until I hit post comment... so ignore part of the last comment.
kateheartseating
Thanks for hosting! No worries =)
I Gotta Try That
Thanks a lot now I have to go make some chocolate chip cookies! There goes my diet. LOL! So glad you shared this at "I Gotta Try That" they really do look yummy!
kateheartseating
Haha! Thanks! This is why I still have baby weight to lose (and my daughter is 8 months old!)...
jillinamillion
Oh they do look good! You know I never add the salt in cookie recipes - next time I'm going to try it!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you are having a fabulous festive week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
Kate
It's surprising how much difference a little bit of salt can make. Hope it works out well for you! Thanks! You too =)
Alexis AKA MOM
Those look amazing! Stopping by from Pin Me
kateheartseating
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by! =)
teresa
These sound wonderful. I'll have to get my conversion charts out and change cups to imperial weights so my English brain can work out what to do but these cookies look worth the effort
kateheartseating
Sorry about that!! I need to get a good scale so I can put measurements by volume and by weight in my recipes.
Jocelyn
I love a good sweet and salty cookie!!! It's probably my favorite flavor!
kateheartseating
Me too!!! =) A little salt really brings out the other flavors.
Lynn Graham
Hmmm, looks scrumptious!
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Thanks so much! =)
the cape on the corner
i'm definitely into all things salted and desserty this year, so this sounds amazing to me!
kateheartseating
Thanks! Me too! Sweet/salty foods are my weakness. =)
Printabelle
Delicious! And thanks for the tip about not using table salt, I probably would have tried that~!
kateheartseating
Thanks! I'm glad you saw that! It would be a shame to end up with overly salty cookies.
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Thanks! I'm glad you saw that! It would be a shame to end up with overly salty cookies.
crazyforcrust
Oooooh. I loooove this.
kateheartseating
Thanks so much! =).
kateheartseating
I have to tell you that I love your site!! I'm pretty honored that you like one of my posts!
Jenny
These look scrumptious! I'm sharing on Facebook!
kateheartseating
I'm totally addicted to salty/sweet treats. Thanks so much for sharing this!!!
Chandra@The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen
Have a Great New Year! Thanks for Linking up at Show Me Your Plaid Monday's! You have been Pinned! I hope you return each week!
Karen @ Folk Haven
These sound scrumptious! Pinning it to my desert board, and I'll be looking for flakey salt next time I'm shopping. Thanks for posting the recipe.
kateheartseating
Thanks so much! Sometimes it's called Fleur de sel or finishing salt, too. Thanks again for stopping by =)!