In a large mixing bowl from your stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, add butter and sugars into the bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined and fluffy. This can take up to 5-6 minutes.
Add egg yolks, one at a time. Then add in vanilla extract and mix thoroughly.
In a second medium to large bowl whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with the mixer turned onto low/medium speed.
Once well mixed, fold in chocolate chips
Cover and chill dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour.*
When you’re ready to make cookies, preheat the oven to 350° F and prepare 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Scoop about 2 Tablespoon sized balls. Either use a 2 tablespoon scoop or just scoop about that much dough with a spoon and roll into a ball. Or use a 1 tablespoon scoop and stack one tablespoon of dough on top of another tablespoon of dough. Place balls onto baking sheets and a few inches apart. (You can also freeze dough at this step as well).
Bake for 13-15 minutes. Remove from oven and top with flakey salt. Let sit for about 5 minutes, then move to cooling rack. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Tips:
*Best tip for chilling dough: Pop the dough into the fridge for 15-60 minutes, ball the dough and place it on a baking sheet with parchment paper, then toss it in the freezer for 1-3 hours. Or you can do this for one batch, then leave the remaining dough balls in the freezer in a freezer-safe bag or Tupperware. More chilling time always equals a fluffier and more incorporated cookie.
If you don’t bake them all (freeze on parchment paper in the freezer for about 30ish minutes (should be very cold) then transfer into a freezer-safe bag or air-tight Tupperware for up to 2 weeks.
This is my favorite Cloudy Kitchen tip! Use a round cookie/biscuit cutter that’s just a bit bigger than your cookie. When the cookies just come out of the oven, place cutter around cookies and quickly move cutter in a circle motion to create a perfect cookie shape while still warm and moldable.
Placing chocolate chips on top after rolling balls of dough will give you those big chocolate puddles on top!
In the days after baking, be sure to heat those cookies before eating, maybe just 10 seconds in the microwave before you eat so they are nice and gooey!