Description
Homemade chocolate chip cookies blend classic comfort with irresistible sweetness, promising a delightful treat straight from grandma’s kitchen. Warm, golden-brown edges and melted chocolate chips invite you to savor each memorable bite of pure baking bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (230 grams; 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 12-ounce package (2 cups; 340g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 cups (345 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 grams) light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Flavor Enhancer:
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Thoroughly combine dry ingredients to ensure even distribution, creating a uniform base for the cookies.
- Using a stand mixer, cream softened butter with brown and granulated sugars on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy. This crucial step develops the signature chewy texture.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter-sugar mixture, then blend in vanilla extract. Scrape bowl sides to guarantee complete integration of ingredients.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture on low speed, mixing until just combined. Gently fold chocolate chips into the dough to prevent overmixing.
- Refrigerate cookie dough for a minimum of 2 hours. Chilling allows butter to solidify, preventing excessive spreading and enhancing the cookies’ thick, chewy consistency.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Portion dough using a 1.5-tablespoon cookie scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing cookies apart to allow for spreading. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown while centers remain slightly soft.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, enabling them to set and firm up. Transfer to a wire rack to complete cooling before serving.
Notes
- Ensure butter is truly softened at room temperature for seamless creaming, preventing dense or tough cookies.
- Use high-quality chocolate chips or chunks for rich, melty pockets of chocolate throughout each cookie.
- Chill dough overnight for deeper caramelized flavor and more concentrated, chewy texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg