Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie | BestDesserts

Ingredients

• 180g (1 cup) roughly chopped chocolate of any kind
• 100g (½ cup + 2 tbsp) dark brown sugar
• 75g (⅓ cup) white sugar
• 45g (¼ cup + 2 tbsp) unsalted butter or margarine at room temperature (or 40g neutral flavour vegetable oil)
• ¾ tsp table salt (optional – especially if using salted margarine/butter)
• 1 large egg, room temperature (or equivalent vegan egg replacement)
• 1½ tsp vanilla paste or extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp baking (bicarb) soda
• Flaky sea salt to finish (optional)