Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

280 g AP flour

1 1/2 t cornstarch
3/4 t baking soda (original uses 1)
1/2 t salt
3/4 C butter, melted (or even browned!)
150 g light brown sugar
100 g sugar
1 egg, room temp
1 yolk, room temp
2 t vanilla extract
1 C or 170 g chocolate chunks
40 g extra chocolate chunks

Whisk flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt together.
In a separate bowl, whisk melted butter and sugars.
Whisk egg, then egg yolk, then vanilla extract to the butter and sugars.
With a rubber spatula, mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.

Fold in 1 C chocolate chunks.

Divide into 16 equal portions of 3T, 2 oz, or large scoops.

Roll into balls.
Cover dough and refrigerate 1-3 days.

Preheat oven to 325.
Line 2 baking sheets with silpats.
Position 8 cookies on each sheet.
Bake for 11-14 mins.
While cookies are still soft, place 4 extra chocolate chunks into each.
Keep cookies on baking sheet for an additional 10 mins.

Transfer to wire rack.
Yields 16 cookies.

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*Instead of chocolate chunks, add 1 C white chocolate chips, 1 C macadamia nuts, and 3/4 C large chunks of candied ginger for the DTK special.  Add extra white chocolate chips after baking.

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3/4 C each dried blueberries, white chocolate chips, & toasted walnuts

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