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    Home » Cookie Recipes

    Seeded Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Published: Jun 22, 2016 by Allison Ferraro · Modified: May 28, 2021 · 6 Comments

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    Don't mess with a classic.

    Whoops! Today I'm sharing with you a new favorite cookie recipe, in which I took a classic and messed with it.

    close-up view of a chocolate chip cookie topped with seeds this Recipe

    Do you remember the seeded cookie from Carota Café that I told you about after we dined a Smallman Galley. Remember how I said I would try to recreate it at home?

    Well here you have it! A classic chocolate chip cookie gets an upgrade with dark chocolate chips, sunflower and flax seeds, and sea salt. Maybe putting a fun spin on a classic isn't such a bad thing after all!

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    Seeded Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies


    • Author: Allison Ferraro
    • Total Time: about 1 hour 15 minutes
    • Yield: 24 cookies 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup unsalted butter
    • 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ tsp. salt
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 4 Tbsp. light corn syrup
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 Tbsp. milk
    • 4 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
    • 2 Tbsp. sea salt
    • 4 Tbsp. flax seeds
    • 4 Tbsp. sunflower seeds

    Instructions

    1. Brown the butter in a saucepan. Set aside and let cool for a few minutes.
    2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
    3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda.
    4. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the browned butter, sugar, brown sugar, and corn syrup until well blended.
    5. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla and beat until well blended.
    6. Slowly add the flour mixture and stir just until the flour is mixed in.
    7. Add the chocolate chips and stir gently.
    8. Scoop the dough onto the baking sheets in 1 ½ Tablespoon portions, spacing the cookies at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Sprinkle each cookie with sea salt, flax seeds, and sunflower seeds before baking.
    9. Bake until cookies are flat and golden brown, about 13 minutes. You may want to remove the tray from the oven when there are just about 3 minutes left in the bake time, after the dough has flattened and spread, and sprinkle on a few more seeds. Return the tray to the oven until the cookies are finished baking. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
    • Prep Time: 35 minutes
    • Cook Time: about 13 minutes per tray
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: chocolate chip cookies, seeds

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    Comments

    1. john

      July 08, 2018 at 12:20 pm

      Brown sugar is mentioned in the steps but isn't in the ingredients list. FWIW, 1.5c seemed like too much.

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      • Allison

        July 09, 2018 at 3:58 pm

        Thank you for letting me know! I just updated the recipe to include the measurements for brown sugar in the ingredient list.

        xx Allison

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    2. Aya @ A Healthy Story`

      October 21, 2016 at 1:39 pm

      These look awesome! You take such gorgeous food photos too! Saw your post in the Blissful Bites FB group so wanted to say hi 🙂

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      • Allison

        October 21, 2016 at 1:52 pm

        Thank you so much, Aya! You just made my day! Food photography can be so tricky sometimes, but I was really happy with how these photos turned out, and your sweet note means a lot!

        So excited to meet you through the Blissful Bites FB group! I hope you have an awesome weekend!

        xx Allison

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    3. Trina and Tina

      June 22, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      Yum! Love new takes on old faves!

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      • Allison

        October 21, 2016 at 1:49 pm

        Thank you so much! I hope you'll give this recipe a try 🙂

        xx Allison

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