Salted Brown Sugar and Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Yield 2 dozen
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These bakery-style cookies are a deliciously unique twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie! The combination of rye flour, chocolate and brown sugar truly sets these cookies apart. —Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon, optional
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup rye flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks or chips
  • Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and, if desired, bourbon. In another bowl, whisk flours, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chunks.
  2. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until edges are just set, 8-10 minutes (centers may appear underbaked). Remove from oven; immediately sprinkle cookies with sea salt. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 134 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 88mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

These bakery-style cookies are a deliciously unique twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie! The combination of rye flour, chocolate and brown sugar truly sets these cookies apart. —Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland
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