My Favourite Chocolate Chunk Cookies

One of my favourite food subjects of all time; Cookies! Especially when they’re fresh out of the oven — still warm, a bit gooey in the centre, and the chocolate’s all glossy and slightly melted. There’s something so satisfying about that first bite when they’re still a little soft but not falling apart. So it only makes sense that I’d want to share my go-to cookie recipe!

This chocolate chunk cookie recipe is exactly how I like my cookies — soft and chewy in the middle, with just enough structure on the outside. I use good-quality chunks of chocolate (Whittakers 50% dark chocolate) instead of regular chocolate chips, because I love those big, uneven pockets of melted chocolate you get throughout. And the final touch? A little sprinkle of sea salt flakes on top. It might sound like a small detail, but that salty-sweet contrast really brings out the richness of the chocolate and takes these cookies to the next level.

If you’re a fan of soft, slightly gooey, chocolate-loaded cookies with that perfect balance of sweet and salty, this might just become your new favourite too. It’s a simple recipe, but one I come back to again and again — because good chocolate cookies are an absolute classic.

Quick note on the chocolate:

I’ve tried a lot of different chocolates for baking over the years, and hands down, Whittaker’s 50% Dark Chocolate is my favourite! It melts beautifully, has just the right balance of richness and sweetness, and gives those lovely glossy pools of chocolate that make cookies look (and taste) next-level.

If you can get your hands on it, I highly recommend using it in this recipe.

My Favourite Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe

Makes: 10 large cookies

Takes: 12 minutes to bake

Ingredients:

• 100g unsalted butter (can also use regular butter)

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 175g plain flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 120g chocolate, chopped

Method:

Brown the butter: add butter into a small saucepan. Melt butter over a medium heat until it starts to turn into an amber colour (it will start to foam on the top). Transfer browned butter into a mixing bowl. Let it cool down for 10 minutes.

Make the cookie dough: Add brown sugar and egg into the mixing bowl with the brown butter. Mix together until combined. Add in vanilla and salt. Add in plain flour and baking soda. Mix until a dough starts to form. Add in chocolate chunks and continue to mix until incorporated.

Cover the cookie dough and place bowl into the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 175 deg C, fan bake. Line a tray with baking paper.

Once dough has firmed up, roll the dough into cookie balls and put them on the tray, doesn’t have to be perfect!

Bake for 12-13 minutes, or until they are golden. Let them sit on the tray for 10 minutes before moving.

Optional and highly recommend sprinkling extra sea salt flakes on the top!