The WORST Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Name: The WORST Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 32 large cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 ½ cups light brown sugar; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ cup maple syrup²; 3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups chocolate chips

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
58 mins
Servings
32 large cookies
Calories
223 kcal
Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
Cuisine
American

The WORST Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Angela Watkins

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Ingredients

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1 cup unsalted butter melted and then cooled until no longer warm to the touch (see note)
1 ½ cups light brown sugar firmly packed
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs room temperature preferred
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup maple syrup²
3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups chocolate chips I used half regular semisweet chips and half mini semisweet chips

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Instructions

In a large bowl, stir together melted butter and sugars.
Add eggs, one at a time, stirring until combined.
Stir in vanilla extract and maple syrup.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients, stirring until completely combined.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Cover bowl with clear wrap and allow to chill for at least 30 minutes (chilling!? I told you, this recipe is the worst) and up to 3 days (the cookies look and taste even better after a longer chill. Note the dough will be harder to scoop after a longer chill time, just let it sit at room temperature a bit until it's scoopable)
While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper (if you don't have parchment paper, you can bake directly on an ungreased cookie sheet).
Scoop about 2 Tablespoons of cookie dough and roll into balls, making them slightly taller than they are wide. Place them at least 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
Bake about 13 minutes (cookies will appear to be a bit underdone, but edges should be just beginning to turn golden brown).
Allow cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet. If desired, gently press a few chocolate chips on top of the warm cookies.
Keep unbaked cookie dough in fridge while waiting to put the next batch in the oven, and do not place cookie dough on a hot cookie sheet.

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Notes

You do not want your butter to be too hot or it may melt the sugar and you'll have a very runny dough. Best practice would be to cut the butter into about Tablespoon-sized pieces, microwave in 10-second increments (stirring after each) until it is just completely melted, and then allow it to sit for 5 minutes. If your butter is too hot it could make your cookie dough or resulting cookies greasy.
I don't recommend leaving out the maple syrup, it is critical to the flavor and is what makes these truly the "worst" chocolate chip cookies. In a pinch, honey or even corn syrup or golden syrup will work as a substitute to give you the same texture, but the flavor will not be the same. Pure maple syrup and imitation "pancake syrup" both work just fine here, the former lends itself to slightly flatter cookies and the latter to slightly thicker ones.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Cookie dough may be chilled, scooped, individually wrapped in plastic wrap and then frozen in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
A number of readers have commented that this recipe works well when substituting the flour 1:1 with Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour, but I have not tested this myself.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cookie Calories 223kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 27mg (9%) Sodium 119mg (5%) Potassium 12mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 21g (42%) Vitamin A 500IU (10%) Calcium 10mg (1%) Iron 1.3mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 32large cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 223 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1cookie
Calories	223kcal	11%
Carbohydrates	33g	11%
Protein	2g	4%
Fat	10g	15%
Saturated Fat	6g	30%
Monounsaturated Fat	1g	5%
Cholesterol	27mg	9%
Sodium	119mg	5%
Potassium	12mg	0%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	21g	42%
Vitamin A	500IU	10%
Calcium	10mg	1%
Iron	1.3mg	7%