The BEST Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Copycat Cookie Recipe.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time11 minutesmins
Total Time21 minutesmins
Course: Cookie
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 8
Author: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
Equipment
kitchenaid mixer
baking sheet
parchment paper baking sheets
measuring cups and spoons
turner
spatula set
cookie scoop
Ingredients
1cupCold Buttercut into small cubes
1cupBrown Sugar
1/2cupSugar
2Eggs
1 1/2cupsCake Flour*
1 1/2cupsFlour
1teaspoonCornstarch
3/4teaspoonBaking Soda
3/4teaspoonSalt
2cupsChocolate Chips
2cupsWalnutsroughly chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 410 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together cold cubed butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes or until creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one.
Stir in flours, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined to avoid overmixing. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
Separate dough into large balls and place on lightly colored cookie sheet. They are bigger than you think! You will fit 4 cookies on one large cookie sheet. The dough makes 8 extra large cookies.
Bake for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Let them rest for at least 10 minutes to set.
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Notes
*can substitute all-purpose flour for cake flour*Levain Bakery has stated they don't use vanilla extract in their cookies. If you would like to add vanilla extract, I would suggest adding 1 teaspoon when adding the eggs to the batter.