Barefoot Contessa's Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup good unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 lbs good chocolate, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream the butter and 2 sugars until light and fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
• 3 add the vanilla, then the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix well.
• 4 add the cocoa and mix again.
• 5 sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and add to the chocolate with the mixer on low speed until just combined.
• 6 fold in the chopped chocolate.
• 7 drop the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop or a rounded tablespoon.
• 8 dampen your hands and flatten the dough slightly.
• 9 bake for exactly 15 minutes (the cookies will seem underdone).
• 10 remove from the oven and let cool slightly on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.