Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These soft chocolate chip cookies are easy to make with simple pantry ingredients. They bake with lightly golden edges, soft centers, and plenty of chocolate in every bite.
Servings: 21 cookies
Calories: 172kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour spooned & leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 11 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line the cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer, beat together softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add in egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Slowly beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and combine until the dry ingredients are moistened.
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the cookie dough by 1 and a half tablespoonsful or use a #40 cookie scoop for easy scooping and measuring.
- Place the cookie dough on the prepared cookie sheets with two inches between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies one cookie sheet at a time for 10-11 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool for five minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store the chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter so the dough mixes smoothly and the cookies bake evenly. • Measure the flour carefully. Too much flour can make the cookies dry and prevent them from spreading properly. The spoon and level method works well. • For thicker cookies, make sure the dough is not too warm before baking. If needed, chill the dough for about 20 minutes. • Bake the cookies until the edges are lightly golden, but the centers still look soft. They will continue to set as they cool. • Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
- This chocolate chip cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months if stored properly. It can be frozen in a log shape and sliced and baked or it can be pre-scooped and frozen in freezer bags.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
