Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: Makes 16 cookies
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams); 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 14 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks); 1/2 cup, granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams); 3/4 cups, packed dark brown sugar (5 1/4 ounces/149 grams) (see note); 1 teaspoon, table salt; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 large, egg; 1 , large egg yolk; 1 1/4 cups, semisweet chocolate chips or chunks (see note); 3/4 cup, chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted (optional)

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Cookies
Holiday

By Charles Kelsey ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2009, America's Test Kitchen TV

We set out to achieve a cookie that was crisp at the edges, chewy in the middle, and full of rich toffee flavor. The result? One of our most popular recipes of all time.

SERVES Makes 16 cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 20 minutes cooling

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