Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar, densely packed
- 1 whole large egg
- 1 additional egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 2½ cups standard flour
- 15-20 miniature-sized assorted chocolate candies
- Sea salt flakes, for garnish
Preparation Steps:
- In a vessel, mingle together flour, bicarbonate of soda, and fine sea salt. Set this mixture aside for later.
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, whip the butter and brown sugar until it's airy and pale, for around 3 to 4 minutes.
- Introduce the egg and the yolk sequentially, blending until each is fully incorporated. Lace the mixture with vanilla.
- Gradually amalgamate the flour mixture, pausing while there's still a trace of flour visible.
- Hack the candy bars into assorted chunk sizes and fold these sweet morsels into your dough.
- For the cookie dough balls, a ¼ cup scoop works wonders. If you can hold off for the promise of an even tastier treat, chill the dough on a parchment-lined tray for a couple of hours.
- When it's time to bake, heat the oven to 350°F and arrange your dough orbs onto parchment-lined sheets. Embellish each with sea salt flakes, which will harmonize the sweetness with a savory crunch.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until golden yet still temptingly gooey in the middle. If the cookies have gone awry shape-wise, nudge them back into rounds while they're still pliable.
- If you're not hosting a cookie feast, stow the unbaked dough balls in the freezer for spontaneous cookie cravings.
Additional Insights:
- Snickers, Twix, Kit-Kats, Reese's, and M&M's make for the best mix-ins, but don't shy away from using your own candy favorites.
- The butter and eggs should be cool but not cold; a brief respite from the fridge should do the trick.
- Measuring your flour by grams will ensure precision, but the spoon-and-level technique is a fine alternative if a scale isn't at hand.
These cookies marry the comfort of classic chocolate chip cookies with the thrill of surprise candy pieces, all wrapped up with a kiss of sea salt.
