Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted On June 13, 2018
The most decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies are here! Look no further!! This quick and easy cookie recipe will produce the most decadent, scrumptious chocolate chip cookies. They are full of chocolate chips so that you get them in each and every bite.
May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Day and what better way to celebrate it with some Chocolate Chip Cookies! Don’t Confuse it with National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! That falls on August 4th! These food holidays are religiously observed in my family for years now. My Boys and I, we love Chocolate Chip Cookies. We just need a reason to eat and make cookies.
You will find a ton of cookie recipes but no other will come even close to this one. Did I mention how soft and delicious these cookies are? This recipe is sheer perfection. We have been making these cookies for years now. It’s a true and tried a recipe. Here’s the recipe for you to make and indulge. Don’t just tantalize your eyes but go ahead and make the cookies. Let’s just go over the ingredients. Shall we?
Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Cookies
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 and 1/4 cups of flour. Spoon and leveled.
- Cornstarch: 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of cornstarch makes cookies soft.
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon if you use unsalted butter. Skip it if you use salted butter. Salt brings out the flavors.
- Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons for much-needed flavor.
- Softened Butter: 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks or 170gm) unsalted butter. Use softened room temperature butter. Do not use melted butter.
- Brown Sugar: 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar. Brown sugar provides that classic chocolate chip cookie flavor and moisture. Using more brown sugar than white granulated sugar promises a chewier chocolate chip cookie!
- White Granulated Sugar: 1/2 cup granulated sugar. White granulated sugar not only sweetens the cookies but it helps the cookie spread.
- Egg: 1 egg adds structure, flavor, and lift.
- Extra Egg Yolk: The extra egg yolk adds the necessary liquid to the cookie dough. It also adds chewiness and richness. This will make the cookies extra rich, soft, and dense.
- Chocolate Chips: 1 and 1/2 cups(heaping) for each and every bite!
How to make Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Spoon and level the flour. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt together.
- Cream butter and sugar together. Please make sure butter is room temperature and softened. The butter needs to be cool but not melted. If the butter is warm, it won’t properly cream into the necessary light and fluffy texture.
- Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat in the remaining wet ingredients.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. At a low speed add flour and chocolate chips.
- I personally like to refrigerate the cookie dough. But if you are in hurry, you can definitely bake the cookies right away.
- Measure 2 tablespoons of cookie dough. The dough should yield you about 24 cookies.
- Bake the cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or pastry sheet in a pre-heated oven at 325 degrees. Bake for about 12-14 minutes or until slightly browned on the side.
- This is the toughest part. Take it out of the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes or so. This will help cookies to cool down and solidify.
- Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
The most decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies are here! Look no further!! This quick and easy cookie recipe will produce the most decadent, scrumptious chocolate chip cookies. They are full of chocolate chips so that you get them in each and every bite.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour spoon and leveled
- 1½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened and at room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk room temeperature
- 1½ cups semisweet chocloate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° Fahrenheit. Line the baking sheet pans with parchment paper or silicone baking sheets.
- Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a stand mixer, fitted with paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on a medium-high speed until combined and creamy.
- Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract to the butter+sugar mixture. Beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed .
- Add dry ingredients(flour mixture) on a low speed. Add Chocolate chips. Mix until combined. The cookie dough will be thick.
- Take an ice-cream scoop and scoop out about 2 tablespoons of the dough. Shape each into mound. Place them 2 inches apart onto the lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or slightly brown at the edges. At this time center of the cookie will be soft. Cool for 15 minutes, remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Enjoy cookies with a glass of milk.
Notes
- You can make the cookie dough and chill it in the refrigerator for upto 2-3 days. When ready to bake, bring the dough to room temperature and proceed to step 6.
- Baked cookies freeze well for up to 3 months.
- Unbaked cookie dough balls freeze well for up to 3 months. When ready to bake, remove from the freezer and bake. You might have to bake for a minute or two longer since the dough is frozen.
- Room temperature egg and egg yolk work best not only in this recipe but in any baking recipe. To bring the eggs to room temperature quickly, simply place the eggs in a glass of warm water for 5-10 minutes.
- Use room temperature softened butter. Please dont use melted butter as it does not cream well with sugar. Again its a good practice to use room temeperature butter in any baking recipe.
- Omit salt if you are using salted butter.
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24 Comments
Nothing beats homemade chocolate chip cookies!!
Absolutely. Homemade chocolate chip cookies are the best. Thanks Kyleigh!!
I’m such a fan of chocolate chip cookies! Thanks for the great recipe!
This recipe won’t disappoint you. Thanks Nora!!
Oh wow these looks amazing
Thanks Oscar!!
These cookies are so yummy!
These cookies are indeed super delicious. Thanks Audrey!!
What great cookies! Super easy to make and turned out delicious.
I’m so glad you liked the recipe and the cookies turned out delicious. Thanks Amanda!!
These Chocolate Chip Cookies are so mouthwatering!
Absolutely. These chocolate chip cookies are super delicious. Thanks, Chef Dennis!!
The perfect classic chocolate chip cookie!
Absolutely. These cookies are perfect. Thanks Brianna!!
My kids couldn’t stop eating these cookies! They are so good!
I’m so happy your kids loved these cookies. Thanks Toni!!
Lovely cookies. They turned out perfect. I must give your recipe a try.
Please do give them a try… Thanks Natalie!!
The kids devoured these…next time I’ll make a double batch!
That’s such an encouraging comment… Thanks Debra!!
Can’t wait to try these cookies with all of your tips. They look absolutely delicious!
You will not be sorry for trying out this recipe of the most scrumptious cookies. Thanks Jill!!
I’m game for trying it and I’m drooling already. Who can resist those melty chocolate bits of goodness. I can hardly wait for the weekend. Yum!
Please do share your pics with me when you try it out. Thanks Kim!!