Our ooey, gooey copycat Chocolate Chip Levain Cookies recipe makes the best homemade cookies ever! Huge, cakey, and filled with chocolate chunks and walnuts.
2sticksunsalted buttercold, cut into small cubes; equal to 1 cup
½cuplightly packed brown sugar
½cupgranulated white sugar
2largeeggsroom temperature
1tsp.vanilla
1½cupcake flour
1½cupall-purpose flour
1tsp.cornstarch
1tsp.baking soda
1tsp.salt
2cupswalnutsroughly chopped
2cupschocolate chunksnot chocolate chips!
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.Add butter to a large mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer (stand mixer or hand mixer) for about 2 minutes, or until fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
Add brown sugar and white sugar and continue to beat until mixed through. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to bring everything to the center.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat until mixed through and smooth.
Set your mixer to low speed. Add cake flour and mixed through. Once completely incorporated, add all-purpose flour and mix through.Finally, mix in cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and bring everything to the center with your spatula.
Add chocolate chunks and walnuts and mix with your spatula until evenly distributed through the dough.
Measure your dough into 6 oz. balls using a ¾ cup measure (make sure it's greased) or weigh using a kitchen scale. Don't try to eyeball it - they are bigger than they sound!Place on baking sheets and bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and let them rest 15 minutes so they have time to set. Enjoy!
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Notes
If you want to heat the leftover cookies up, don't do it in the microwave! They'll harden up. Preheat your oven to 350°F instead and heat the cookies for about 5 minutes until they're warmed through.
These cookies arehuge! Only place four cookies per baking sheet.
Use chocolate chunks, not chocolate chips. Trust me on this one - chocolate chunks are so much better than chips for cookies!