Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup ground old fashioned oats (or oat flour)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon fleur de sel for tops (or kosher salt)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. 2

   If grinding dried oats, place them in a food processor or high-power blender. Turn on high until the oats are finely ground. Then measure out ½ cup.

3. 3

   Set out a large mixing bowl or stand mixer. Measure and add the flour, ground oats, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine.

4. 4

   Then mix in the melted butter, both sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth. (This can be done by hand if you do not own an electric mixer.)

5. 5

   Mix the chocolate chips in evenly by hand. Pro Tip: If you want your cookies to look very “chippy” on top, reserve one-third of the chocolate chips, then press several chips into the top of each dough ball before baking.

6. 6

   Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion out the dough balls evenly. Roll each ball a little in your hands. Then place them on the cookie sheets 2 ½ inches apart.

7. 7

   Bake for 8-12 minutes, until the edges look slightly golden, but the centers look a little under baked. Once out of the oven, immediately sprinkle the tops with fleur de sel. Cool on the cookie sheets for at least 5 minutes before moving.