Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, crumbly, and incredibly easy to make. I've had a lot of issues making chocolate chip cookies in the past, but this recipe is fail-proof! Give this one a try, you won't regret it!

Looking for more cookie recipes? Try my peanut butter cookies next!

About This Recipe

After Rice Krispies squares and mac and cheese, chocolate chip cookies were one of the first things I learned to cook/bake by myself. And let me be the first to say- my first 100 attempts were FILLED with errors. Sometimes my cookies were puffy and cake-like. Other times, they were so flat that they looked like cookie puddles.

But after so many failed attempts, eventually I ascended the cookie mountain and now I can make them with no problem. Most of that, I credit to just having a good recipe with the proper ratios and instructions!

Two things that I think are very important:

• Having the correct measurement of flour. Flour is what gives the cookies structure. Too little flour and your cookies will melt too much. Too much flour and they will be dense and dry.
• Using real butter. Don't use spreadable butter or margarine. This was one of the biggest mistakes I made as a kid. The water content in those is too high. If you're having issues with cake-like cookies, it's because you have too much moisture in the dough, or you used too much baking powder.

Key Ingredients

Flour: As I said earlier, having the proper amount of flour is KEY to the perfect cookie. I use all-purpose flour. Make sure you SPOON and LEVEL the flour into your measuring cups. This will ensure the proper measurement.

Baking soda: Baking soda gives chocolate chip cookies a softer and chewier texture. And a little bit of rise (not as much as baking powder).

Baking powder: These give just a tiny bit of rise and aeration, so the cookies are not dense.

Salt: Of course, a hit of salt brings out all the flavors.

Butter: You want this to be at room temperature before starting, so it's easier to beat air into it.

Brown sugar + sugar: A combination of sugars gives the best texture and flavor.

Eggs: These provide structure and help emulsify the ingredients together.

Vanilla extract: For that warming flavor.

Chocolate chips: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips today. Sometimes I use dark chocolate chips.

Instructions

STEP 1: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.

STEP 2: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy.

STEP 3: Beat in the eggs one at a time (if you don't do it one at a time, it can break the emulsion). Beat in the vanilla extract.

STEP 4: Gently fold in the dry ingredients.

STEP 5: Fold in the chocolate chips.

STEP 6: Roll into 2-3 tablespoon balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, evenly spaced apart.

STEP 7: Bake at 375°F for 8-11 minutes until the edges just start to turn golden brown. If the cookies do not melt enough, you can press the cookie balls slightly before baking.

📋 Recipe

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, crumbly, and incredibly easy to make. I've been making cookies since I was a kid, and this recipe is FAIL-PROOF.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 32 cookies

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and levelled)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 375°F and line three baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
• Slowly beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Fold in the dry ingredients.
• Add the chocolate chips and fold again.
• Roll the dough into 2-3 tablespoon balls and place them evenly spread out on the baking sheets.
• Bake for approximately 8-11 minutes until the cookies start to turn a golden brown. Remove from oven and let them cool on the pan for 5 minutes before removing.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.

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