Description
Crave’s Rockstar Cookie Recipe is an indulgent treat that combines the perfect balance of sweet and salty flavors with a delightful crunch. Loaded with milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chunks, crushed pretzels, and toffee bits, these cookies feature a buttery, chewy base enhanced with a light touch of sea salt on top. Ideal for cookie lovers seeking a texture-rich and flavor-packed dessert baked to golden perfection.
Ingredients
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Chocolate and Mix-ins
- 1 cup (200g) milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup (200g) semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 3/4 cup (45g) crushed pretzels
- 3/4 cup (132g) toffee bits
Dough
- 1 cup (222g) salted butter
- 1 cup (246g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups (342g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Garnish
- Sea salt for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C) to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Prepare Mix-ins: Measure out the milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chunks, crushed pretzels, and toffee bits into a bowl and set aside.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the salted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture is smooth, light in color, and fluffy. This process usually takes a few minutes.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix in the egg followed by the vanilla extract until fully combined.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Stop the mixer and gradually add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Start mixing slowly to combine.
- Add Mix-ins: When the flour is about halfway incorporated, pour the reserved chocolate chips, pretzels, and toffee bits into the dough. Continue mixing just until everything is incorporated, careful to avoid overmixing.
- Portion Dough: Measure out the dough into generous 1/3 cup portions for each cookie. Form each portion into a tall ‘ball’ with a jagged top to maintain texture, avoiding packing the dough tightly.
- Bake Cookies: Place dough portions on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F (177°C) for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies have spread and edges start turning golden brown.
- Shape After Baking: Immediately after removing the cookies from the oven, use the back of a metal spoon to gently push the edges of each cookie toward the center, creating a more perfect circle.
- Cool and Garnish: Sprinkle sea salt on top of the warm cookies and allow them to cool on the pan for 20 minutes. The cookies will continue to bake slightly during cooling so it’s fine if centers look a bit underbaked when taken out.
- Serve: Serve the cookies warm for the best texture and flavor experience.
Notes
- The cookies will continue to bake on the hot pan during the cooling period, so it’s okay if the centers appear slightly underbaked upon removal from the oven.
- Using a tall, loosely packed dough ball with a jagged top helps create a more appealing texture.
- Adjust the amount of sea salt garnish to personal preference for the perfect sweet-salty balance.
- Use a metal spoon for shaping the cookies immediately after baking to easily push the edges without sticking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
