The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe! Soft and gooey!
If you’ve ever wanted to bake your own gooey, chewy, chocolatey cookies, now is your chance! It’s time to ditch those store-bought cookies you’ve been eating for ages. Whip up a batch of these classic chocolate chip cookies and enjoy a classic favorite that your family will love.
Making chocolate chip cookies is one of my favorite things to do! I can’t imagine a better way to spend a lazy afternoon than baking up a batch of these delicious, classic cookies. These Chocolate Chip Cookies are full of chocolate chips and chocolate chunks, just like grandma used to make—soft in the center and lightly browned around the edges.
Grab a glass of milk and enjoy. A perfect way to indulge in childhood nostalgia! They’re also perfect for any occasion—birthdays, holidays, anniversaries—and they’re always guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser!
Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Are you a cookie monster? A chocolate chip cookie addict? A butter enthusiast? If so, give this chocolate chip cookie recipe a try. These cookies are delicious and have just the right amount of sweetness. They’re also so easy to make that you can make a batch in less than an hour!
The key to making great cookies is using high-quality ingredients: butter, brown sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, chocolate chips and chocolate chunks, vanilla extract and large eggs. You can find all of these at your local grocery store or online.
The chocolate chips melt into gooey goodness as soon as you bite into them. The brown sugar gives these cookies a rich caramel-like taste, and the vanilla balances the sweetness with a hint of a zing. I like adding eggs to these cookies because it gives them a cake-like texture.
They are truly the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever! I love this recipe because it’s a great base for all sorts of variations, so feel free to mix things up by adding nuts or dried fruit or even white chocolate chips!
Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients
Butter – A chocolate chip cookie recipe is impossible without butter, which gives the cookies a thick and dense texture. Depending on your preference, you can use salted or unsalted butter.
Chocolate Chips – Mix chocolate chunks and chocolate chips for a melt-in-mouth goodness. As an alternative, you can also use dark or milk chocolate chips if that is what you prefer.
Eggs – Egg not only acts as a binder of the ingredients but also adds richness and moisture and improves the flavor of chocolate chip cookies.
Flour – Adding all-purpose flour to the dough will help create gluten and structure to the cookie. Both unbleached and gluten-free all-purpose flour will produce excellent results.
Brown Sugar – Besides providing just the right sweetness, brown sugar’s moisture makes baked cookies moist and chewy.
Vanilla Extract – The vanilla extract is an enhancer for the other flavors in sweet baked delights, just as salt enhances those in savory baked goods.
Baking Powder – Baking powder is considered a leavening agent. It helps your cookies to rise when baked.
Salt – While salt adds flavor to the cookies, it does not overpower them or make them salty.
Almond Extract – a drop to add a rich flavor to these delicacies
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
The first step in making chocolate chip cookies is to mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until well combined and a creamy consistency is achieved. Next, add the eggs, vanilla, and salt to the mixture and stir until thoroughly mixed. Then stir in flour, baking soda, and baking powder and salt and mix batter using a spoon. Fold in chocolate chips and chocolate chunks. Don’t overmix the batter. Then transfer the batter to a baking tray using an ice cream scooper and let them bake at 350 degrees F on the top rack for 10-12 minutes. Let them cook for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Cookies FAQs
Can I freeze chocolate chip cookie dough?
You can freeze almost any dough (cookie dough, pizza dough, pie crust, etc.) to whip up a batch anytime with minimal fuss. The technique is called “par-baking,” and it works for all sorts of dough-based items.
If the dough has been properly chilled, you can shape it into dough balls, place it on a baking sheet and freeze it. Then you can move the frozen cookies to a zip-lock bag and store in the freezer for up to 2 months. When you want to eat the cookies, thaw them on your countertop and bake them for a minute or two longer than the original recipe called for.
How to store chocolate chip cookies?
It’s good to store your chocolate chip cookies in air-tight containers. It prevents moisture and air from getting to the cookies and causing them to go stale. They’ll stay fresh and crunchy for 3 to 4 days on your countertop or up to a week in your refrigerator if stored properly in a tightly sealed container.
Can I make gluten-free chocolate chip cookies?
Chocolate chip cookies can be made gluten-free by modifying the recipe a little bit if you are gluten-sensitive.
- Substitute gluten-free all-purpose flour for regular all-purpose flour.
- Replace regular chocolate chips with gluten-free chocolate chips readily available in grocery stores.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup toasted sugar (optional)
- Almond extract (a drop)
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 3 eggs (at room temperature)
- 3 cups flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups mixed chocolate chips and chunks
Instructions
- Combine butter, toasted sugar, brown sugar, Almond extract, and vanilla extract until a creamy consistency is achieved.
- Add eggs and mix using a spoon until mixed well.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and mix the ingredients using a spoon or spatula.
- Fold in mixed chocolate chips and chocolate chunks. Do not overmix the batter.
- Scoop out the batter with the help of an ice cream scooper or spoon and transfer them to a baking tray
- Bake in the preheated oven at 350 degrees F on the top rack for 10-12 minutes
- Cool them for a couple of minutes after removing them from the oven. Enjoy!
Notes
- Instead of just chocolate chips, use chocolate chips and chunks of dark or semi-sweet chocolate.
- Leaving the dough in the refrigerator overnight yields delicious chocolate chip cookies with a complex texture.
- Using the right measuring equipment for each ingredient is the key to ensuring success in baking.
- Do not overmix over-mix the batter; otherwise, you'll end up with dense cookies.
Is it optional to toast the sugar, or is the sugar itself optional? I’m confused.
toasting the sugar is optional.