Description
Sweet indulgence meets comfort in these Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies, promising a delightful blend of crisp edges and chewy centers. Homemade goodness beckons you to savor each rich, buttery bite packed with melting chocolate morsels.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (340 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cups (380 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups (247 grams) lightly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
Seasonings and Leavening Agents:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Calibrate oven temperature to 350ºF and arrange parchment paper on baking sheets to prevent sticking and facilitate easy cleanup.
- Thoroughly blend flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, ensuring even distribution of leavening agent.
- Utilize electric mixer to cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, approximately 2 minutes, creating a smooth foundational mixture.
- Incorporate vanilla and eggs into creamed mixture, beating until fully integrated and slightly more fluid.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet components, mixing on low speed until flour disappears, avoiding overmixing which can toughen cookie texture.
- Distribute chocolate chips evenly throughout dough, ensuring consistent chip placement in each cookie.
- Refrigerate dough for 24-72 hours to enhance flavor complexity and develop optimal cookie structure.
- Remove dough from refrigerator, allowing it to soften slightly for easier portioning. Measure generous portions (approximately 3 tablespoons) onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, monitoring until cookie edges turn golden while centers remain slightly underbaked, which ensures a soft interior.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire cooling rack to complete setting and prevent continued baking.
Notes
- Refrigerating the cookie dough overnight allows the ingredients to meld together, creating deeper, more complex flavors and a chewier texture.
- Use a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons) to create those signature oversized, bakery-style cookies with crispy edges and soft centers.
- Try different types of chocolate chips like dark, milk, or a mix of chocolate varieties to customize the flavor profile and add interesting texture.
- Swap regular flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour to make these cookies accessible for those with gluten sensitivities without compromising the delicious taste and texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg