We are huge fans of Chocolate Chip Cookies! There is nothing better than a great Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and after years of testing we have one we love. Try these Soft Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies today!
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
After several years of valiant cookie taste testing…I think we have found our family’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. It was a tough job, but I was willing to take it on for the pursuit of a very noble cause. And so today I want to share with you our Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe.
I think you are going to like them as much as we do. We had to make them several times to make sure that they turned out great every time…and I have good news…they are pretty darn tasty! If you want to give them a try for yourself, I highly suggest you do so!
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE
I have a few tips before you start baking just to ensure that yours turn out well. I always use real butter. A high quality real butter makes a huge difference in the taste of these cookies. Margarine is just not the same. Don’t substitute that. The recipe calls for the butter to be slightly melted. Not runny but so that the butter is soft with a little bit of melt. This is an important step!
Also, be sure to use a high quality chocolate chip. It will make a difference. We also sometimes like to add a mixture of dark chocolate chips (or semi-sweet) and milk chocolate chips. This adds some depth to the cookie.
SOFT CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
And finally, DO NOT OVERBAKE the cookies. This is important in keeping the cookie soft. If you bake it too long, the cookies will be more dry and not as soft. Pull the cookies out when they are pale and fluffy, with just the edges beginning to turn a golden brown.
Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Ever
We Are Huge Fans Of Chocolate Chip Cookies! There Is Nothing Better Than A Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe And After Years Of Testing We Have One We Love. Try These Soft Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Today!
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Microwave the butter for about 40 seconds to just barely melt it.
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Using a mixer, beat the butter with the sugars until creamy.
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Add eggs and vanilla and beat on low speed until just incorporated.
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Add the flour, baking soda, and salt mixing together.
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Add the chocolate chips and mix just enough to spread the chocolate chips out in the dough.
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Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.
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Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies look puffy and dry and just barely golden. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Overbaking will make the cookies so they are not soft. Pull them out when the cookies are pale and puffy.
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Let them cool on the pan for several minutes before placing on a cooking rack.
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Store in an airtight container. These cookies also freeze well.
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Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
These chocolate chip cookies freeze well, so we like to double and sometimes triple the batch and then freeze the cookie dough OR the cookies for later. Then we have some that the kids can pull out and add to their home lunches or for a little after school snack. It is also nice to have frozen dough that I can pull out for some last minute cookies that are needed for a family or friend gathering!
COOKIE RECIPES
- Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Butter Cookies
- Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Lemon Drop Cookies
- Lemon Meltaway Cookies
- Swig Sugar Cookies
COOKIE SUPPLIES
- Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
- Cookie Baking Sheet (we love these pans)
- Silicone Baking Mats
- Cookie Scoop
- Silicone Spatulas
- Cooling Racks
- Hot Pads
Go ahead and make some! I think you will enjoy them as much as we do!
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Being Diabetic, I would only bake small amounts of cookies for family and friends. How does this dough freeze? Hope it does freeze well. My sister in law has the best recipe ever and they remain soft after baking. I will compare recipes. If not the same, I hope to send hers to you one day. Hoping you can reply. Thanks.
The dough freezes really well. I would love to have your sister in laws recipe. Always looking to try out different cookie recipes.
When ever I bake cookies with butter, they never turn out very soft. Whether I melt, don’t melt, partially melt, it doesn’t seem to matter. What am I doing wrong? Margarine (not as healthy I know) always turns out softer for me.
P.S. these look amazing!
One tip is to not OVERBAKE the cookies. This is important in keeping the cookie soft. Hope this helps!
Can I add walnuts?
Can walnuts be added?
Yes, that sounds delicious. I will have to try them with Walnuts next time.
Yum! Chewy and soft is definitely the key!
I agree!
These were AWESOME! Turned out PERFECTLY – thank you so much for sharing!!!
Yay! So happy to hear that! :)
Any suggestions on adjusting for high altitude?
Andrea- Here are a few suggestions, thanks. https://www.wikihow.com/Adjust-a-Cookie-Recipe-for-High-Altitude