Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable Version)
Soft, thick cookies loaded with chocolate chips and ready in under 30 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
05 - 1 cup packed brown sugar
06 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
07 - 2 large eggs
08 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
→ Mix-Ins
09 - 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat the 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, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy.
04 - Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
05 - Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
06 - Gently fold in the chocolate chips using a spatula until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
07 - Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, place rounded dough balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
08 - Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden but the centers are still soft.
09 - Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Helpful Hints:
01 -
- The melted butter trick means no waiting for anything to soften, and honestly that alone changed my baking life.
- These stay chewy for days if you hide them well enough from everyone in your house.
02 -
- If you chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking, the cookies spread less and turn out noticeably thicker and chewier, which is worth the wait.
- The cookies will look underdone in the center when you pull them out, but that is exactly what you want because they keep cooking on the hot pan.
03 -
- Rotate your baking sheets halfway through the cook time if your oven has hot spots like mine does, because nothing is sadder than half perfect cookies.
- A tablespoon of cornstarch swapped in for a tablespoon of flour makes them impossibly soft and thick, and nobody will guess your secret.