All-American chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup, packed, light brown sugar
• ½ cup of sugar
• 1 cup or 2 sticks butter (unsalted; softened)
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons coffee extract
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
2. Cream the light brown sugar and sugar in a small mixer with the paddle attachment.
3. Add the softened butter and mix to form a grainy paste.
4. Add the eggs and coffee extract, mixing until just blended. Do not overmix!
5. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until just combined.
6. Drop cookies with a scoop onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
7. Slightly flatten each scoop of dough and bake for 8 minutes, rotating half way.

Recipe by Executive Pastry Chef, Donna Yuen at Ocean House Rhode Island, USA