# Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

These small batch chocolate chip cookies give you four perfect cookies for when a little craving hits.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 tbsp butter
- 0.3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 large large egg yolk
- 0.5 tsp vanilla
- 0.25 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.6 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.3 cup chocolate chips
- flaked sea salt for sprinkling

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 365 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place the butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolk and vanilla and mix until smooth.
3. Slowly mix in dry ingredients, being careful not to over mix. I usually stop when I still have some flour remnants around the bowl. Stir the chocolate chips into the dough until combined.
4. Scoop the dough into large balls, I like to use the ¼ cup cookie or ice cream scoop. Sprinkle cookie balls with a bit of salt.
5. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. You're looking for a nice golden brown outside, with a slightly glossy texture to the inside.

## Equipment

- stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- spatula
- cookie or ice cream scoop

## Tips

- If your cookies don't come out in a perfect circle, take a spatula and circle the rim of the cookie to bring in any spots that have spread a little too far. Just make sure you do it right when they come out of the oven.
- Light and fluffy is the key when mixing butter and sugar.
- Sprinkle cookies with flaked salt before baking so that little bits of salt bake underneath the cookie as well. Then sprinkle a bit more after baking also.
- If making smaller cookies, lessen the baking time by a few minutes.
- The butter and egg yolk should be room temp. to have ingredients blend correctly.

## Source

- Original video: https://thesaltedsweets.com/small-batch-chocolate-chip-cookies/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/104f9b24-b58d-4f3a-a595-92d2ea80522c
- Extracted: 2025-12-31

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