Birch-Smoked Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies

This is a cookie that I made for my dessert platter for my Jolabokaflod - that's an Icelandic book flood...more on that soon - and I think it was the surprise hit. It was, by far, the easiest cookie to make in that it doesn't require rolling or any kind of decoration. I have always loved the contrast of salty and sweet.

And this birch smoked salt from Iceland* was my inspiration. But feel free to use any flake salt that you have. This recipe is easily halved for fewer cookies.

Ingredients makes approximately thirty 3-1/2" cookies

1 C butter, softened
1-1/4 C organic dark brown sugar, lightly packed
1 C organic granulated sugar
5 eggs
1 t pure vanilla paste or extract
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
3 C flour
2 C semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
flake salt for finishing

Procedure

Preheat to 375° F.

Beat together butter and sugars until lightened and fluffy, approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Add in the eggs and vanilla. Beat until well-combined. Add in the dry ingredients and stir until everything is moistened. Fold in the chocolate chunks.

Scoop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets, leaving at least 1" between cookies. Sprinkle cookies with salt.

Bake cookies for 13 to 14 minutes; the cookies will firm up as they cool. Let cool slightly on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

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