Chocolate Chip Cookies

Possibly the best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe 

Time: 45 minutes (for 1 6-cookie batch), plus at least 24 hours’ chilling

2 cups minus 2 tablespoons of cake flour

1 2/3 cups of bread flour

1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons coarse  salt

2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter

1 1/4 cups light brown sugar

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons  granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract

1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate disks  at least 60 percent cacao content 

Sea salt.

Adapted from Jacques Torres 

1) Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.

2) Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. 

3) Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.

4) Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. 

5)  Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them. 

6) Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours. 

7) When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside. 

8) Scoop 6 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet.  Sprinkle lightly with sea salt(OPTIONAL) and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. 

9)  Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day.