Description
Indulgent Jacques Torres chocolate chip cookies emerge as a legendary dessert that redefines baking perfection. Sweet butter-rich dough meets premium chocolate discs, creating an irresistible masterpiece you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups / 283 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (255 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (220 grams) packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and salt) in a medium mixing bowl, creating a uniform powder mixture.
- Using a stand mixer, cream butter with brown and granulated sugars at medium speed until the mixture becomes light and airy, approximately 2 minutes.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, ensuring thorough blending after each addition, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined, gently incorporating chocolate chips to maintain dough integrity.
- Form dough into 12-16 substantial spheres, each approximately 3 tablespoons in volume, positioning them on a parchment-lined tray.
- Refrigerate dough balls for 30 minutes to 24 hours, allowing flavors to meld and texture to firm.
- Preheat oven to 350°F, preparing a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Arrange chilled dough balls with sufficient spacing, gently pressing each to create a slight disc shape.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, achieving golden-brown edges while maintaining soft, tender centers.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack, allowing complete cooling and structural stabilization.
- Melt semisweet chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring until achieving a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Immerse each cooled cookie halfway into melted chocolate, allowing excess to cascade off.
- Position chocolate-dipped cookies on a fresh parchment-lined surface.
- Let chocolate set at room temperature or expedite hardening process through refrigeration.
- Serve and savor these luxurious, decadent chocolate-enhanced cookies.
Notes
- Customize the cookie size by adjusting the dough ball volume for personal preference or different serving needs.
- Try different chocolate types like dark, milk, or white chocolate for unique flavor variations.
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth, consistent cookie dough mixing and better texture.
- Prevent spreading by maintaining cold dough and using a chilled baking sheet during the baking process.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 36
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg