Fleur De Sel Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Servings:
18 cookies
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • Pinch fine sea salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) room-temperature unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup, plus 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 9 ounces Valrhona chocolate (70 to 85 percent cacao), roughly chopped
  • Fleur de sel, for garnish
Directions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugars and vanilla until extremely fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the flour mixture and mix until a smooth dough forms, then fold in the chocolate. Wrap the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350º and line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. Shape the cookie dough into 1¼-ounce (2-tablespoon) balls, then place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared sheet pans. Sprinkle each with a pinch of fleur de sel.
  3. Bake, rotating halfway through, 11 minutes, then remove from the oven. While they're still hot, use a 2¾-inch round cookie cutter to make the cookies perfectly round. Let completely cool, then serve.