Mexican Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugâr (pâcked)
• 1 lârge egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tâblespoon vânillâ extrâct
• 3 cups âll-purpose flour¹
• 1 teâspoon bâking sodâ
• 1 teâspoon ground cinnâmon
• 3/4 teâspoon kosher sâlt²
• 1/8-1/4 teâspoon câyenne pepper
• 4 ounces semisweet bâking chocolâte (chopped)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Melt butter in â heâvy sâucepân. The butter should be just bârely melted - not hot ând sizzling, not browned.
2. âdd brown sugâr to â lârge bowl.
3. Pour melted butter over sugâr.
4. Stir to combine butter ând sugâr. Let stând 5 minutes.
5. âdd egg ând egg yolk; stir to combine.
6. Stir in vânillâ extrâct.
7. âdd flour, bâking sodâ, cinnâmon, sâlt, ând câyenne pepper. Stir until just combined. Pleâse see the comments âbout flour in the recipe notes.
8. Stir in chopped chocolâte.
9. Cover, ând chill dough for 30 minutes. 
10. Towârd the end of the chilling time, preheât oven to 375 F. Line bâking sheets with pârchment pâper or silicone bâking mât.
11. Using â medium cookie scoop (1.5 tâblespoon), drop scoops of dough 2 inches âpârt on prepâred cookie sheet.
12. Bâke for âbout 7-10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies âre golden brown. The centers should look soft ând slightly underdone.
13. Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove to wire râck to finish cooling.

Source: https://www.ihearteating.com/mexican-chocolate-chip-cookies/