5 from 15 votes
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies in this recipe are classic drop cookies made with a mix of unsalted butter, brown and granulated sugars, eggs, and vanilla. The dough incorporates all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and generous milk chocolate chips for melty, sweet pockets. Baked to golden edges and chewy centers, they deliver a familiar cookie texture and rich sweetness.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
36
cookies
Calories:
168 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature, 2 sticks
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg large
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add in the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat with a hand mixer on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and the vanilla extract and beat until the eggs are worked into the cookie dough.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Continue to beat with a hand mixer until all of the flour is worked into the cookie dough.
- Add in 1 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips and stir with a spatula until the chips are evenly distributed in the dough.
- Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough and place about 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Press about 3 to 4 chocolate chips from the remaining 1/4 cup into each of the cookie dough balls.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The edges should be golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack or paper towel to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Notes
- Milk chocolate chips can be substituted with semi-sweet or other chocolate chip varieties according to preference.
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days to maintain freshness.
Nutrition Information
Calories
168kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
76mg
(3%)
Potassium
23mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
193IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 168
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 168kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 23mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 193IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.