Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2

Place butter into bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low using the paddle attachment.

Step 3

Add in the sugars and beat butter until smooth on medium speed for about 1 minute. You want the butter pieces are completely blended with the sugar and no visible in pieces.

Step 4

Add the eggs and beat on medium just until incorporated with butter and sugars, about 30 seconds.

Step 5

Turn the mixer off. Add the cake flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to the bowl. Pulse the dry ingredients on low just until the wet and dry ingredients are mixed together.

Step 6

Add the walnuts into the batter all at once. Pulse the mixer 5-6 times to mix in.

Step 7

Add the chocolate chips into the batter and pulse again 5-6 times.

Step 8

Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces or weigh to be 6 oz each. (see notes for how to do mini cookies) Use your hands to shape cookies into a roughly shaped ball. Do not flatten the dough.

Step 9

Bake 4 cookies per pan, for 11 minutes on regular bake or for 8-9 minutes for a convection oven.

Step 10

The cookies are done when the top is a bit golden and the bottom is also golden.

Step 11

Do not over bake. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving. Makes 8 large cookies.