Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies with a SECRET Ingredient! - The Ruffled Daisy

Elevate your classic chocolate chip cookies with a SECRET ingredient – finely ground freeze-dried strawberries! The Ruffled Daisy cookies are a delightful blend of sweet and slightly tangy flavors, enhanced by a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1/4 cup secret ingredient finely ground freeze-dried strawberries
• Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling

Instructions:

Set the oven to 350F 175C and heat it up

Put parchment paper on the bottom of a baking sheet

Melt the butter and mix it with the brown sugar and white sugar in a bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy

Mix the egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture by beating it in well

Mix the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt together in a different bowl

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix them together until they are just combined

Add the chocolate chips, chopped nuts, and finely ground freeze-dried strawberries this is the secret ingredient slowly

Place tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough on the baking sheet that has been prepared, leaving some space between each cookie

Spread out each cookie a little with the back of a spoon, and then add a pinch of flaky sea salt to each one

Put it in an oven that is already hot and bake it for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown

After taking the cookies out of the oven, let them cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet

Then, move them to a wire rack to cool all the way down

Enjoy these tasty Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies that have a sneaky hint of the secret ingredient!