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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Chewy brown sugar chocolate chip cookie recipe

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 160 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour Please see the note below about measuring the flour.
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt or scant 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 10 ounce package chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  2. Melt the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. The butter should be just melted. If you want to brown the butter, please see the note below.
  3. Add brown sugar, and mix in.
  4. Let stand 5 minutes.
  5. Add egg and egg yolk; stir to combine.
  6. Stir in vanilla extract.
  7. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined. Please see the comments about flour in the recipe notes. 
  8. Stir in chocolate chips.
  9. Using a medium cookie scoop (1.5 tablespoon), drop scoops of dough 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
  10. Bake for about 7-10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. The centers should still look soft and slightly underbaked. That will help to keep the cookies soft.
  11. Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

  • Recipe change note: I recently decreased the amount of flour called for in the recipe due to product changes. The previous amount of flour called for was 3 cups or 360 grams. 
  • Butter: If you want to brown the butter, you will need to use more butter because browning butter causes it to cook down. Otherwise, you will be left with a drier dough.
  • Flour: Correctly measuring the ingredients is key! I highly suggest weighing the ingredients. If you don't weigh the flour, you'll need to aerate the flour (sifting or fluffing) and then lightly spoon it into the measuring cup and level. If you don't want to sift or weigh the flour, please use less flour. Packing in too much flour will cause the cookies not to spread. 
  • Can substitute 4 ounces finely chopped semisweet baking chocolate for chocolate chips.
  • I suggest stirring this recipe together by hand rather than using a hand or stand mixer.                      
  • Nutrition values are estimates.
  • Love chocolate? Try the chocolate chocolate chip version of this cookie! 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 160kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 19mg (6%) Sodium 133mg (6%) Potassium 26mg (1%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 180IU (4%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 21mg (2%) Iron 0.7mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 160kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 133mg 6%
Potassium 26mg 1%
Sugar 13g 26%
Vitamin A 180IU 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 21mg 2%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.