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Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sink your teeth into the softest, most decadent chocolate chip cookies. Soft batch chocolate chip cookies are simply the best!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
26 mins
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 257 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips, plus more for popping into the tops of the cookies before baking.

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Cut the butter into tablespoon pieces and put in a large microwave safe mixing bowl. Microwave for about 3-40 seconds until it's mostly but not completely melted.
  3. Beat in the two sugars until light and fluffy, a couple of minutes.
  4. Blend in the egg and vanilla, and then the baking soda and salt. With your mixer on low, blend in the flour. When the flour is almost incorporated, go ahead and add the chocolate chips. Switch to a silicone spoonula and continue to fold everything together just until evenly mixed. Don't over mix your cookie batter, but do make sure everything is blended in.
  5. I use a 1 7/8 cookie scoop to scoop up the dough, and then roll it in my hands to make a round ball. You should have enough dough for about 12-14 cookies. If yours are smaller or larger, adjust the baking time accordingly. Note: I like to pop in a few extra chips on the top side of my balls of dough. This gives the baked cookies that chock full of chips look.
  6. Place on an un-greased cookie sheet, about 3 inches apart. Don't crowd your pan, it's better to bake your cookies in batches.
  7. Bake for 11 minutes. The cookies will be puffy and pale, with just a few cracks starting to be visible along the edges. I like to sharply rap the baking sheet on a hard surface immediately after it comes out of the oven. This deflates the puffed cookies a bit.
  8. Let cool on the pan a few minutes and then move to a rack. Dig in while they are warm, or wait for them to cool, you're the boss!

Notes

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  • Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies was first published in 2015, and was re-tested and re-photographed in 2024.
  • Recipe lightly adapted from one of my favorite sites, Pinch of Yum.
  • Be sure your oven is at the correct temperature.  An inexpensive oven thermometer is a good investment, I look at mine every time I'm about to put something into the oven.  It saves a lot of frustration.
  • Measure your flour accurately.  The easiest way to do this is to fluff the flour first, and then scoop it and lightly level off with your finger.
  • The easiest way to make sure cookies are of uniform size, and therefore cook evenly, is to use a cookie scoop.  I have them in several sizes, and used my 1 7/8 inch scoop for these large cookies.
  • Invest in decent (not necessarily expensive) cookie pans, like these.
  • Save a few extra chocolate chips aside, and pop them in on the tops of your cookie balls, before baking.  You'll get that 'chocked full of chips' look, if you care about that sort of thing, ;)
  • Don't over cook, this is particularly important with soft cookies.  I found that 11 minutes was perfect.  They will look puffy and pale but will shrivel down as they cool.  One of the hallmarks of a soft cookie is that it is pale, not golden, so don't go by color to judge baking time.  If you're going for soft cookies, err on the side of under-baking.  Over cooking = crunchy cookies.

Nutrition Information

Calories 257kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 34g (11%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0.3g Cholesterol 36mg (12%) Sodium 163mg (7%) Potassium 75mg (2%) Fiber 0.4g (2%) Sugar 21g (42%) Vitamin A 259IU (5%) Calcium 22mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 257

% Daily Value*

Calories 257kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0.3g 15%
Cholesterol 36mg 12%
Sodium 163mg 7%
Potassium 75mg 2%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Sugar 21g 42%
Vitamin A 259IU 5%
Calcium 22mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

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