Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
All the gooey deliciousness of regular chocolate chip cookies, with the added benefits of sourdough.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter room temperature (2 sticks)
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup sourdough starter
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans or other nuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Grease your cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
- Measure out the flour and salt into a medium bowl and mix it together.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy.
- Add the egg and beat well.
- Now add the vanilla extract and the sourdough starter and beat again, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Carefully mix in the flour and salt. Mix just until combined.
- Then toss in the chocolate chips and the pecans if you are using them and mix again just until the chips are distributed well. Don’t overmix.
- Using a cookie scoop or 2 large spoons, drop balls of dough onto your prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheets and let cool on a wire rack.
Notes
These sourdough chocolate chip cookies will keep in the cookie jar for 5 to 7 days. And they will store frozen for up to 6 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 163mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 249IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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