Martha Stewart Fired Me Cookies

Martha Stewart Fired Me Cookies

24 mins
Serves 8
Serves

Directions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 360 degrees. Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is nice and fluffy (approximately 3 minutes on medium-high-speed)

  2. 2.

    Add both eggs and the vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes

  3. 3.

    Add baking soda, baking powder, a bit of salt, and flour until cookie batter is fully incorporated. Finally, add chocolate pieces and mix until well distributed.

  4. 4.

    Chill dough for 24-48 hours if you want them to be the best cookies ever.

  5. 5.

    Use your hands to plop balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Dough balls slightly larger than a quarter (8 per sheet)

  6. 6.

    Sprinkle some sea salt over them before they go in the oven

  7. 7.

    Bake for 10-11 minutes, until the edges are golden brown but the center is still light and puffy.

  8. 8.

    Remove from heat, slam down (hard, like SLAM them) to flatten out a bit

  9. 9.

    Transfer cookies to a room-temperature, nonporous surface to cool for at least 3-5 minutes before serving

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Ingredients

  • 2 sticks salted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Smallish-to-medium-grain sea salt (Maldon)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 2.25 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks

Equipment

oven mixing bowls hand mixer baking sheet parchment paper

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