First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, add olive oil, vanilla extract, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix until combined.

Then, add in all remaining ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir to combine.

Fold in chocolate chips. The dough will be a little crumbly and oily.

Use hands to roll dough into 1 ½ inch sized balls. Your hands will get slightly oily. Use your hands to squish dough into compact balls of dough.

Place balls of dough at least 2 inches apart on pan. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired.

Bake for 10 to 11 minutes or until cookies look barely set in the middle.

Finally, remove cookies from oven.

Allow cookies to cool on pan for 5 minutes before carefully transferring to a cooling rack.