Claire Saffitz Makes CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES | Dessert Person

Claire Saffitz Makes Chocolate Chip Cookies | Dessert Person
What makes the best chocolate chip cookies? In Claire’s opinion, it’s a chewy edge, soft and chewy center, puddles of chocolate (in this case, dark and milk), a healthy amount of salt, and, crucially, lots of butterscotch-y flavor from the interplay of vanilla, brown sugar, and brown butter. That might sound like a lot, but it all comes together easily in a couple of bowls, no stand mixer required. The hardest part is definitely waiting for the dough to chill in the fridge before baking.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 sticks unsalted butter (8 oz / 227g), cut into tablespoons
2 tablespoons heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk (1 oz / 28g)
2 cups all-purpose flour (9.2 oz / 260g)
2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (0.22 oz / 6g)
1 teaspoon baking soda (0.21 oz / 6g)
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar (5.3 oz / 150g)
3/4 cup granulated sugar (5.3 oz / 150g)
2 large eggs (3.5 oz / 100g), cold from the refrigerator
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
5 ounces (142g) bittersweet chocolate disks, half coarsely chopped
5 ounces (142g) milk chocolate disks, half coarsely chopped

Video Breakdown:
0:00​ Start
0:10​​ Intro to Chocolate Chip Cookies
0:29​​ Dessert Person Intro Animation
0:47​​ About Chocolate Chip Cookies
1:28​​ Explanation of The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
2:00​​ Ingredients & Special Equipment
2:57​​ Brown The Butter
4:40​​ Mix The Batter
9:08 Chocolate
12:07 Portion out Cookies
15:03​​ Preheat & Prepare Pans
16:55​ Chill & Eat The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
18:35​ Splitting Firewood.

Thanks for watching!

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[CSaffitz]

Are Chocolate Chip Cookies the greatest dessert of all time?

[AskMiko]

I have a friend who now eats a chocolate chip cookie with his morning coffee as a way to celebrate he’s alive. He experienced a lot of loss with covid and it was an anxiety mechanism to cope with feeling blessed to be alive. A small, fresh baked cookie is his way to count his blessings. As we know cookies have been used as a reward, his technique helped him enjoy his favorite treat while feeling blessed to enjoy life. I’m going to share this recipe to add to his list of recipes!

[Gleem]

My husband thinks that instead of “Claire Facts” it should be “Claire-ification.”

[Brainhoneywalker]

Dear Claire, I’m 70 and I have a little neighbor and her cousin who visit me and I give them treats. Today, I made these cookies. That little girl (8) fell to the ground on her back with her eyes rolling back and said, “These are the BEST cookies I’ve ever had In! My! Life!
I’m 70 and felt the same way. Her cousin, who is usually very chatty and in need of much attention, was silent and suddenly said, “Yeah.”
I thank you for this precious moment. This recipe is AMAZING. Browned butter fo’ LIFE.

[Ianuarius]

I love this channel because you don't just tell us what to do, you tell us WHY to do it. I learn so much every time. Thank you.

[tati.l.]

"Maybe you caught our vanilla episode?" I'm strangely proud that Claire pointed to the corner of the screen with the title card linking to the video, like?? Look at you, Ms. YouTuber, you!

[jillianbarker]

I’ve tried a LOT of chocolate chip cookie recipes (Chris Morocco’s, Rick Martinez, Josh Weismann, to name a few) and these are BY FAR the best ever! So good.

[bobbyomari]

I just threw my batter into the fridge to settle overnight and holy crap, that brown butter changed up the entire flavor profile. I’ve always been intimidated trying to make brown butter but just followed your steps and kept a close eye on it. It tastes so damn good… I reserved about half for future cookies but I’m afraid my wife is gonna find the batter and eat spoonfuls as she is the household Cookie Monster. I tried the icebox tiramisu recipe during the holidays and that recipe was an absolute crowd pleaser. Today I’m also gonna try the Meyer lemon tart (already made the crust). Claire doesn’t miss with these recipes! Your “What’s for dessert?” book is on my wishlist as a future gift to me, from me 😅😂🎁 thank you, Claire!

[Raedrie]

Claire's confidence throughout this entire episode, especially when she explains why you should age your cookie dough, is how I wanna be in life.

[thebeatlesheyjude]

As much as I loved and enjoyed Gourmet Makes, it is so nice to see Claire in a less stressful environment talking us through recipes she truly loves and is proud of. I absolutely love this video series and hope to get my hands on a copy of the book soon! Thank you Claire and team! Keep it up!

[jacobabraham]

These are by far and away the best cookies I've ever made (swapped the milk chocolate for all dark and added some fine sea salt before baking). Turned out great!

[sampepper]

Thank you so much for this. I'm currently suffering with an ED and baking makes me feel so much better. Especially chocolate chip cookies. They're my families favorite so I always know I can make them and those around me happy with them. I love your videos and they inspire me to make so many more baked goods which in turn has helped me a lot with my ED and convincing me to eat. You have helped me so much. Thank you

[pissangelmindfreak]

the glass shattering sound effects when she tosses stuff into the sink kills me

[jamesw]

The look of sheer joy on Claire's face when she's looming over the finished cookies truly gave me so much joy. I feel like she's finally found her lane and is loving it and I couldn't be happier for her

[marissastump]

I have now made this recipe 6 times since watching this video. I bought 'Dessert Person' not long after you mentioned it on your channel. Such a great investment. Baking is now truly an addiction. As someone who craves meticulous structure in life, I love how you break down your steps and make daunting projects simple to understand and executable. Plus YOU GET A REWARD AT THE END!!! In this case, the tastiest cookies I have ever tasted, ever! #sorrymom

I am so happy about your success and I hope to see more recipe books in the future.

Mazel tov!

[jabak]

Your video was the first one to pop up when I randomly decided to make chocolate chip cookies after many years of not making them from scratch. I am so happy I clicked on this video because they are truly the most tasty chocolate chip cookies ever

[RafaelElectronic]

"I haven't had my lunch dessert yet..." truly this woman is the voice of a generation

Edit: Okay guys damn I've never had this many like b4 and honestly the fame is crushing me.

[DaveTpletsch]

I would love to see sort of a step by step process of how Claire tests a recipe, where she begins, how she decided what her end goal is, and maybe a few steps and stumbles along the way. Maybe after she's done walking us through Desert Person? Maybe as a spoiler for her next cookbook?

[peytonsplace]

I'm checking back in here to let y'all know that the cookies are FIRE. A hit! They were soooo delicious! Only change I made was a splash of water instead of the heavy cream (didn't have any). Really great Claire!

[Vlynlow]

I tried this recipe. Cut down dark brown sugar from 150g to 100g & granulated sugar from 150g to 100g. Aged dough for 4hours, and it’s superb. The rest of the dough are still aging in my fridge. Will bake today. It’s delicious! Thumbs up