00:00I tested dozens, probably hundreds of different tweaks
00:03you can make to perfect chocolate chunk cookies.
00:06This is just for me.
00:07I'm Ella, and today we're making
00:09the gooey chocolate chunk cookie dough bars
00:11from my book, Obsessed with the Best.
00:13One of the things that relies on for flavor
00:14is malted milk powder, and it's gonna add so much chew
00:17and browning and savory depth to the cookie dough.
00:20So now I'm adding the flour, malted milk powder,
00:22baking powder, and the salt.
00:24That's it, that's literally half the recipe done.
00:27The second key to this recipe
00:28is that we're gonna cream the butter and sugar together
00:30for a really long time, like 10 minutes.
00:33I like to use a mix of dark and milk chocolate in this recipe,
00:36and sometimes I'll even throw in like a crunch bar
00:38or a toffee bar, because I like a mixture of sweetness,
00:41meltiness, texture, and flavor.
00:43This is about 10 minutes in,
00:45and you can see it's super light and fluffy.
00:48Adding the eggs, one at a time.
00:50One tablespoon of vanilla.
00:51It's actually illegal to measure vanilla.
00:55That's literally it.
00:56So now we're just gonna add the dry ingredients
00:58and the chocolate and we're done.
01:00It takes 10 to 15 minutes,
01:01and I swear it tastes like you work in a bakery.
01:04Does not need to be perfect.
01:05We're gonna top it with a little bit more chocolate
01:07and some flaky salt for texture.
01:09This is completely optional,
01:11but makes it look prettier when it comes out of the oven.
01:13You can serve them as bars,
01:14or you can take them out of the oven
01:16and scoop them still warm,
01:17like a sticky toffee pudding,
01:19into a sundae cup, a martini glass, a bowl.
01:22You can top it with ice cream or just more salt.
01:24The malt gives it this intense, savory depth
01:26that makes it taste like you bought these
01:28from a really expensive bakery.
01:30The texture is so unbelievable.
01:33Mmm.
01:33I'll see you next time.
01:34Bye.
01:34Bye.
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