Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These Chocolate CHUNK Cookies are sure to make your HUNK smile on Valentines Day.

See what I did there? 🙊

There's nothing like a chocolate chip cookie, but i'm SUPER picky about mine. First of all, I almost never eat processed sugar or carbs... so if i'm going to cheat with a cookie, it better be amazing. Lets be real... if i'm baking cookies, there is no way i'm not tasting one.

I've tried, tweaked, and combined tons of recipes to create that perfectly chewy cookie with just enough crunch. I think I finally got it!

Today was a baking day. It has snowed 12 inches in the past 24 hours where I live in Wisconsin, so i'm off of work with a "snow day". Definitely a huge perk of being a teacher... not gonna lie. I'll never grow out of cheering when a snow day is announced.

Anyways, I made a huge batch of these cookies to send to the Sheriffs Office with Derick today, since those guys are the real heroes working extra long hours on the days I don't even have show up for work. He tried them right out of the oven... and he refused to share them. So, I think it's safe to say they were a hit. Don't worry i'll make more for the boys in blue!

WHAT YOU NEED

1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup coconut oil, melted
2 tablespoons salted butter
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2½ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup chocolate chunks

WHAT TO DO

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Using a Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer, mix the sugars, salt, coconut oil and butter until well combined with no lumps.
3. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda.
5. Add flour/baking soda mixture to the liquid ingredients in small increments (I did this using a ¼ cup measuring cup) Fold the mixture as you slowly add the dry ingredients with a spatula or mix with your hands. *Be careful not to over mix at this stage as it will take away the chewy texture of the cookies. 
6. Gently add the chocolate chunks. *I ALWAYS mix the chunks in with my hands, so I don't break them into too tiny of pieces. I have included a link to my favorite pre-made chocolate chunks, but today I actually made my own out of a block of melting chocolate. It was fun having varying sizes of chocolate pieces and added to the "homemade" feel. 
7. Roll cookies measuring about 2 tablespoons of dough each. Place on parchment paper covered cookie sheet with 3 inches of space between cookies.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to brown.

Cool, or eat fresh out of the oven... 

they're delicious either way