Luckily, social media has a hack for this (of course it does). Enter chef Bob Morano of popular Instagram account @everydayisfeastday, who flipped the script in the simplest way possible: just move the salt.Here’s exactly what his tip is, how it works and why bakers on the internet are calling it "Genius!!"Related:I Tried the Viral ‘Martha Stewart Fired Me Cookies’ and They’re Chewy, Crispy Perfection?? SIGN UP to get delicious recipes, handy kitchen hacks & more in our daily Parade Eats newsletter. ??
The Salted Bottom Chocolate Chip Cookie Trick
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Morano's trick is simple. Instead of finishing cookies with salt, he seasons the sheet pan before dropping the dough down. That’s it. The result? A lightly salted bottom crust that amplifies everything you love about a classic chocolate chip cookie...without losing a single grain of that salty goodness.The idea was born from a flavor obsession. "I was eating cookies that had coarse salt sprinkled on the top," Morano tells Parade. "It really made me start to notice the salt content of cookie recipes, specifically what that salt tasted like as the bottom of a cookie hit my palate. I remember wondering, 'I need to figure out a way to maximize that salt experience.'"
View this post on InstagramMost importantly, this trick doesn’t mess with your cookie’s structure. "It has no effect on the outcome of the cookie, other than the salt highlights the delicacies that naturally occur in that bottom crust, allowing you to taste more of what’s going on," he says. "All I taste is the beautiful Maillard reaction and caramelization of the cookie crust with a little pop of salt.”
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How To Make Salt-On-The-Bottom Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Start with your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. In Morano's case (and, therefore, mine), he used the classic Nestlé Toll House recipe—a classic hard-to-mess-up chocolate chip cookie.
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Once your dough is mixed and ready to scoop, take a beat before dropping the dough onto the sheet pan. Sprinkle a light, even layer of salt directly onto the baking sheet. You don’t need much—just enough to create a subtle salted surface (I used about half a tablespoon).
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Morano says the trick works with parchment or a Silpat, too (I used parchment, and it worked perfectly). As the dough bakes, the salt adheres to the underside of the cookie, delivering that savory pop right as the cookie hits your tongue.
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Wondering what kind of salt to use? Morano suggests keeping it simple: "I recommend kosher salt for the bottom—it will give you the most even and 'universal' coverage," he says. "A good fine sea salt could achieve the same thing."
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"It will take your favorite cookie recipe to a place you can’t come back from," he shares.
I was excited to try this one since I'm forever baking cookies. I've been wowed in the past by brown butter or granulated versus brown sugar, but this tip trumped all other tricks. I'm always struggling to get the salt to stay on the top of my cookie. I either sprinkle it too late, which means it completely falls off, or it doesn't stick at all where I want it. This method solves both problems in one simple move. The payoff is that perfect salty-sweet crunch in every bite.
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