Best Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
You’re looking at the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Perfected over a period of 6 years, the flavor and texture are spot on every time!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3/4 cup (167g) salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (123g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (304g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200g) favorite chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- 2
In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture.
- 3
Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- 4
Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until a soft but not sticky dough forms.
- 5
Fold in your favorite chocolate chips.
- 6
Scoop the dough out into 1 1/2 tbsp portions (a #40 cookie scoop works great here) and arrange on your cookie sheet. Can use parchment paper, a silicone mat or an ungreased cookie sheet.
- 7
Bake at 350° F for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies have spread and are just beginning to turn golden brown on the edges.
- 8
Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.