Forever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Forever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
Forever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies rely on cold, sliced butter mixed with brown sugar and vanilla to create a dense, chewy cookie dough. The dough incorporates both a whole egg and an extra yolk, enhancing moisture and chewiness. The flour, baking soda, and salt are combined gently into the wet mixture to prevent developing too much gluten, leading to a tender texture. Semi-sweet chocolate chips are folded in and more can be added on top before baking to boost chocolate flavor.
Baking at 350°F on the lower rack helps cookies spread moderately with a soft center and slightly crisp edges. The recipe advises shaping uniform balls about 1¼ inches for even baking. The careful balance of ingredients and mixing method results in a cookie with a soft, chewy bite supported by pockets of semi-sweet chocolate.
After cooling, the cookies maintain their texture for several days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Leftover dough can be frozen to bake later. Adjusting salt and careful timing during baking call for some testing with small batches to achieve preferred doneness.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp table salt
- ½ cup butter cold and sliced, salted
- ⅔ cups light brown sugar very tightly packed
- 1 large egg whole
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 1 ¼ cup semi sweet chocolate chips plus extra for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a bowl, add flour, baking soda, and salt. Hand-whisk to combine well. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the sliced/cold butter with paddle attachment on medium speed, 2 min. Use rubber spatula to scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Add brown sugar and continue beating until smooth, 1 min. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat on low speed just until mixture is fully incorporated, scraping down sides.
- Gently add the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until no flour streaks remain and mixture is combined; don't over mix.
- Add chocolate chips and mix on low speed just to incorporate; again, do not over mix. Use rubber spatula to fully scrape down sides/paddle.
- Form a large dough ball with hands. If dough is somehow too sticky, cover and chill a bit until dough is manageable, 15-30 minutes.
- Form 1 1/4 inch dough balls and place 2 inches apart on lined baking sheets, keeping remaining dough chilled while in between batches.
- Bake 8-9 minutes or edges are turning golden and cookies are somewhat puffy. Cookies will still seem under-baked, but will set nicely upon cooling. Don't over-bake.
- If desired, gently press in a few extra chocolate chips on tops of hot cookies. Let cookies cool 10 min on baking pan before transferring to wire rack to finish cooling. Cookies must cool to set correctly.
Notes
- If using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon salt to maintain flavor balance.
- If cookies spread together while hot, gently nudge edges apart with a spatula to prevent merging.
- Baking times may vary by oven and dough temperature; it’s recommended to test bake a small batch to find exact timing.
- Store baked cookies airtight at room temperature to keep them chewy for several days.
- Cookie dough can be wrapped airtight and frozen for several weeks for future baking.
- Very cold dough may require an additional minute of baking.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 30Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 130kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 73mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 117IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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