Description
Indulge in the decadence of Jacques Torres’ famous dipped chocolate chip cookies. These bakery-style treats feature a rich and buttery dough studded with bittersweet chocolate, dipped in luscious melted chocolate, and finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt for the ultimate sweet and salty combination.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 2/3 cups bread flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Additional:
- 1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves (at least 60% cacao)
- 1/2 cup semisweet or milk chocolate (melted for dipping)
- flaky sea salt for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Wet Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla extract. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate disks. Chill dough for 24–72 hours.
- Baking: Preheat oven to 350°F. Scoop dough into balls and place on lined baking sheets. Bake for 15–18 minutes. Cool on sheet, then transfer to rack to cool completely.
- Dipping: Dip half of each cookie in melted chocolate and place on parchment to set. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Allow chocolate to harden before serving or storing.
Notes
- For authentic flavor, use high-quality chocolate fèves.
- Chilling the dough enhances texture and taste.
- Cookies freeze well before and after baking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus chilling)
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
