crispy bits chocolate chip cookies

• 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg plus 1 yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 2¼ cups flour
• 2 cups chocolate chips

instructions

• preheat oven to 350°
• line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside
• in bowl of stand mixer cream butter and both sugars together for 2 minutes, scraping the sides as necessary
• add in egg, extra yolk and vanilla and beat until smooth
• with mixer still running add in baking soda and salt, incorporating evenly
• turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until dough comes together
• stir in chocolate chips
• portion out 1½ cups cookie dough and using this dough drop teaspoon sized mounds onto baking sheet about 1½ inches apart
• bake for 9-10 minutes until brown, but not burnt
• remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack; continue with remaining dough
• once all mini cookies are baked and cooled break into coarse pieces and add them back into the remaining dough. pulse with mixer, just to incorporate the cookies
• using large cookie scoop (3 tbsp) scoop the dough back onto the baking sheet and bake large cookies for 8-9 minutes
• allow to cool on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool