Weigh out the ingredients
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You'll need flour, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, butter, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, egg, and chocolate.
Combine the dry ingredients
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In a medium bowl combine the flour, cocoa powders, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment to cream together the butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes until light & fluffy.
Cream butter & sugars
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Beat in the egg and two teaspoons vanilla extract to the wet ingredients until fully combined.
Mix in egg & vanilla
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Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.
Mix in dry ingredients
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Fold in the roughly chopped chocolate with a rubber spatula until evenly distributed.
Fold in the chocolate
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Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough onto a small parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze for 15-30 minutes.
Scoop & freeze
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Place the frozen cookie dough balls on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Top each of them with more chopped chocolate if desired. Bake at 350ºF for 10-12 minutes.
Bake
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Once the cookies come out of the oven, immediately use a round cookie cutter or glass to scoot the edges in and make them perfectly round. Top with some flaky sea salt and enjoy!
Enjoy!
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