I Tested Alison Roman's Internet-Famous Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies: Bon Appetit Test 30

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and can reduce saturated fat.

chocolate chunks

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Dark chocolate has less sugar and can be healthier.

Measure out the all-purpose flour.

Chop dark chocolate into pieces about 1 cm by 1 cm using a serrated knife.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together salted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy for about 5 minutes.

Add vanilla extract to the butter mixture and mix until combined.

On low speed, gradually add the flour to the butter mixture, mixing until just incorporated.

Fold in the chopped dark chocolate until evenly distributed.

Divide the dough into two pieces and roll each into logs about 2.25 inches in diameter and 7 inches long.

Wrap the logs in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.

Brush the surface of the chilled dough logs with a beaten egg to help the Demerara sugar stick.

Roll the logs in Demerara sugar or sprinkle it over the top.

Slice the logs into cookies, using a rocking motion to cut through the chocolate chunks.

Sprinkle the cookies with flaky sea salt before baking.

Bake the cookies on the middle rack of the oven, rotating halfway through, until the edges are slightly golden.

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