The Best Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

Why This Recipe Works

• Using mainly brown sugar instead of white sugar adds flavor and cuts the sweetness.
• The addition of bread flour keeps the cookies from flattening & creates a chewier bite at the center of the cookie.
• Using all butter in place of shortening gives these cookies a buttery richness that’s hard to beat. 

How to Make the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Use ingredients that are room temperature. Room temperature eggs and butter combine easier with dry ingredients that are already at room temperature.  The result will be a well-combined dough.
• Use an electric mixer for creaming butter. An electric mixer forces air into the butter in a way that’s almost impossible to do by hand.  This will make the cookies lighter.
• Stir in the dry ingredients by hand. Over mixing will make cookies tough and it’s easily done with electric mixers.
• Space out the cookies on the pan. Place the cookie dough about 2 inches apart to prevent cookies from spreading into each other when baking.

Which Chocolate Chips

You can use whichever chocolate chips you like best!  Just keep in mind that milk chocolate and white chocolate chips are much sweeter than dark chocolate, semi-sweet and bitter-sweet so you may want to adjust the levels of sugar.

Use softened butter:  Soften your butter to room temperature.  You’ll know when it’s soft enough when you can make a dent in the butter when pressed. 

Don’t Over Mix: Once you add the dry ingredients, mix gently.  Over mixing the dough will give you a tough cookie.  When in doubt –  finish the job by hand.  Mix until the flour is just incorporated.  

FAQs

Do You Have to Chill Chocolate Chip Dough Before Baking?

Yes, chilling the dough is an important step in this recipe. It allows the butter to solidify after mixing and stops your cookies from becoming too thin.

Chilling also allows the flavors in the dough to develop and it helps create that crisp outside and chewier middle.

Can Chocolate Chip Cookie dough be frozen?

Chocolate Chip Cookie dough really freezes well.  Freeze the prepared dough for up to three months. Just thaw in the fridge, slice the chilled dough and bake.

How do you store Chocolate Chip Cookies cookies?

To store Chocolate Chip Cookies, cool until they’re room temperature, then store in an airtight bag or container for up to 3 days.

Storing Chocolate Chip Cookies when they’re still warm creates steam, which will make them soft and crumbly.

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The Best Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe makes chocolatey cookies that are amazing warm from the oven for the ultimate indulgence.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Baking

Keyword Best Chocolate Chip Cookies, chocolate chip cookie recipe, crisp and chewy chocolate chip cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Servings 18 Cookies

Calories 292 kcal

Author Erren @ Erren's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1½ cups packed light-brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Cups - Metric

Instructions

1. Sift the flour, bread flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl.

2. In a large mixing bowl. beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in until fluffy.
3. Mix in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla.

4. Mix in the flour mixture and mix until combined.  Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.  Shape into a log in plastic wrap and chill until firm 30 minutes – overnight.

5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F/190C.  

   Cut the chilled dough into 1/2 inch/10mm thick slices.  Place the slices onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper or nonstick foil

6. Bake until the cookies are golden brown around the edges but soft in the middle, about 10 - 12 minutes.
7. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Recipe Notes

Recipe Update:

The original recipe did not include bread flour. This was added to keep the cookies from flattening too much.  If you were a fan of the original recipe, just omit the bread flour and add a half cup more of all-purpose flour.

Tips:

Use softened butter:  Soften your butter to room temperature.  You’ll know when it’s soft enough when you can make a dent in the butter when pressed. 

Don’t Over Mix: Once you add the dry ingredients, mix gently.  Over mixing the dough will give you a tough cookie.  When in doubt –  finish the job by hand.  Mix until the flour is just incorporated.  

Don’t over bake your cookies.  When chocolate chip cookies come out of the oven, they should be slightly underdone in the middle.  Leave them to set on the hot cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Like a thicker, softer cookie?  Add an extra half cup of flour to the recipe. It creates a soft cookie that only gets softer as they cool. 

Nutrition Facts

The Best Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 292 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13g 20%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 34mg 11%

Sodium 221mg 9%

Potassium 141mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 39g 13%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 27g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 5.3%

Calcium 3.4%

Iron 9.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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