Levain Cookies

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Mix your brown and white sugar until fluffy.
  2. 2Add melted butter.
  3. 3Mix the ingredients together.
  4. 4Add two whole eggs and three egg yolks for extra richness.
  5. 5Add the dry ingredients.
  6. 6In this walnut chocolate chip cookie, I'm using a mix of 70% dark chocolate and milk chocolate for sweetness.
  7. 7Mix until everything comes together.
  8. 8When you form the cookie balls, just gently bring it together so that it stays light and airy and don't smooth the edges.
  9. 9Cover and chill for at least 4 hours so that the flavors can come together.
  10. 10Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
  11. 11Let the cookies rest for at least 15 minutes so that they can set.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups cake flour
  • 2 cups AP flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1.25 cups unsalted butter, melted
  • 1.25 cups packed brown sugar
  • 0.5 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1.5 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 0.5 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, lightly toasted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 egg yolks

Equipment

stand mixerbaking sheetparchment paperoven

Tips

  • Adding melted butter instead of solid butter helps the sugars to dissolve.
  • Gently bring the cookie balls together so that it stays light and airy.
  • Do not smooth the edges of the cookie balls.
  • The edges provide extra surface area so that the cookies can get crispy while baking.
  • Cover and chill for at least 4 hours so that the flavors can come together.
  • If you don like dark chocolate chips, you can raise the milk chocolate ratio or just use semi-sweet entirely.
  • Bake these fresh at your friend's birthday party and they were a smash hit!