Chewy Vanilla Spice Cookies with Chocolate Chunks Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (preferably Saigon)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 rounded teaspoon ground chile (preferably piment d’Espelette)
• 6 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into ¼-inch chunks, reserving any shavings
• 1 vanilla bean, cut crosswise into 6 pieces
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon water
• Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon, for sprinkling