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Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m pleased to introduce you to your new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe! These chocolate chip cookies have been carefully crafted to be perfectly soft, perfectly chewy, and just all around perfectly delectable. You’ll never need another cookie recipe again!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
26 mins
Servings: 45 cookies
Calories: 138 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup melted unsalted butter cooled at least 10 minutes, 226g
  • 1 ¼ cup brown sugar packed, 250g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar 100g
  • 1 large egg room temperature preferred
  • 1 egg yolk room temperature preferred
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 350g
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips plus additional for tops, optional 300g + additional

Instructions

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  1. Combine melted butter and sugars in a large bowl. Stir very well.
  2. Add egg and egg yolk, stir well. Stir in vanilla extract. Set aside.
  3. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients -- stir well so that all the flour is absorbed. Stir in chocolate chips.
  5. Place dough in refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.
  7. Scoop dough by rounded 1 ½ tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheets, placing at least 2" apart.
  8. Bake for 11 minutes -- cookies may still seem slightly soft in the centers, that is OK, they will cook completely on the cookie sheets. Don't over-bake or your cookies will be too hard.
  9. If desired, gently press additional chocolate chips into the tops of the warm cookies.
  10. Allow to cool completely on cookie sheets.

Notes

  • *You can quickly bring eggs to room temperature by placing them in a bowl of warm water for 10-15 minutes.
  • Room temperature eggs: If you use cold eggs it can shock the butter you just melted and cause some of it to re-solidify.  This also keeps your ingredients from mixing as well as they should.
  • How to Measure Flour: The best way to measure flour for this recipe is to gently spoon it into a measuring cup and use a straight edge to remove the excess. Using a measuring cup to scoop up the flour -- packs it in and can cause to overmeasure.)
  • Chill Time: This recipe requires a small chill time to keep the cookies from spreading too much -- a small price to pay for perfect chocolate chip cookies!
  • Do not overbake: Cookies should be baked until they are just browned on the edges. They should be very slightly undercooked in the middle.

Nutrition Information

Calories 138 (7%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 14mg (5%) Sodium 67mg (3%) Potassium 58mg (2%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 135IU (3%) Calcium 12mg (1%) Iron 0.9mg (5%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 45cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 138

% Daily Value*

Calories 138 7%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Sodium 67mg 3%
Potassium 58mg 1%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 135IU 3%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Iron 0.9mg 5%

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