Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a few baking sheets with parchment paper.Cream butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer at medium speed with a paddle attachment.
Mix in eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy and smooth.
Add baking soda, salt, and flour and mix until dough forms.
Mix in 1 cup of regular-sized chocolate chips.
Combine the remaining mini chocolate chips and regular-sized chocolate chips together in a separate bowl.
Scoop dough using a 3 Tablespoon-sized scoop and press each dough ball into the chocolate chips. Cover the dough COMPLETELY with chocolate chips, except for the bottom.
Place the cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet.
Bake 6 cookies at a time for 10-12 minutes. The bottoms of the cookies should be golden.
Use any leftover chocolate chips to add to the cookies after they are baked, to fill in any empty spots.
Sprinkle cookies with sea salt flakes.
Let cookies cool COMPLETELY on the baking sheet.
Once the cookies have set up and the chocolate chips have hardened you can store them in an airtight container.
Cookies are best eaten within 2-3 days for freshness.
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Notes
I bake with LIGHT colored baking sheets. I prefer light baking sheets to dark because they bake more evenly and the bottoms of the cookies don’t brown as quickly.