Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable Version)
Soft, gooey chocolate chip cookies with chewy centers and rich chocolate flavor in under 30 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
04 - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
05 - 1 cup packed brown sugar
06 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
07 - 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
08 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
→ Chocolate
09 - 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Whisk until smooth and slightly creamy.
04 - Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract until fully blended.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
06 - Gently fold in the chocolate chips using a spatula, distributing them evenly throughout the dough.
07 - Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheets, using about 2 tablespoons per cookie, and space them 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges are golden but the centers are still soft.
09 - Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Helpful Hints:
01 -
- Melted butter means no waiting for it to soften, so you can go from craving to cookie in under thirty minutes.
- The combination of brown and granulated sugar gives you a chewy center with just enough crispness at the edges to keep things interesting.
02 -
- Underbaking by even one minute is the single best thing you can do for chewy cookies because they finish cooking on the hot pan after you pull them out.
- If your dough feels too warm or sticky to scoop neatly, chill it for twenty minutes and everything becomes much easier to handle.
03 -
- Rotate your baking sheets halfway through the bake time if your oven has hot spots, because even browning makes a real difference.
- Pressing a few extra chocolate chips into the tops of each dough ball before baking makes them look bakery quality with zero extra effort.