The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Description
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe combines 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt with a blend of softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to build a tender dough. Vanilla and eggs add richness and moisture, while folding in 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips introduces bursts of chocolate in every bite. The dough is dropped in rounded tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined cookie sheets, then baked at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until the cookies are golden brown and slightly soft in the middle. Cooling on the sheet helps them set without becoming hard.
The sugar combination and creaming step give the cookies a balanced sweetness and a soft, chewy texture with light crispness on the edges. These cookies can be enjoyed fresh or stored in airtight containers to retain their freshness. They suit casual snacking, dessert, or sharing.
Following the recipe’s advice to slightly underbake the cookies ensures a tender center. Variations of chocolate chips can be used to adjust sweetness or texture, but keeping the proportions stable maintains the best results.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon salt ( use 1/2 tsp if you are using salted butter)
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 egg
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F. Get out your baking sheets and line with parchment paper.
- Cream together your butter and sugar until it’s light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing thoroughly. .
- Whisk together the dry ingredients ,then beat them into the butter mixture until combined completely.
- When that is done, fold in the two cups of chocolate chips by hand, and prepare to put them on the parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonful onto the baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown and slightly underdone. Cool on the sheets completely. Store in closed containers
Notes
- You can substitute any type of chocolate chips to vary the flavor and texture of the cookies.
- Follow creaming and mixing steps carefully for best texture and even distribution of ingredients.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 220kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 192mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 114mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 145IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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