Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Name: Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Ingredients: 1 cup light brown sugar; 1 cup white sugar; 1 & 1/3 cups butter (I use salted); 2 large eggs; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. salt; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1.5 cups milk chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli)

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If you’re looking for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe, this one is it. They come out perfectly soft, chewy, and buttery every time.

If you haven’t tried my take on the best chocolate chip cookie recipe in the world, then you need to drop everything right now and change that! I grew up hating chocolate chip cookies. I know, so crazy. I can remember eating just the plain cookie and then gathering the uneaten chocolate chips in a pile on my plate. I still can’t believe I was ever like that, but I guess it has probably made me pretty selective for which chocolate chip cookies are worth eating these days! I’m not sure what gave me a change of heart, but am I ever glad it did, because I don’t want to live in a world without these perfect chocolate chip cookies.

My best friend and I loved to make food together growing up. There were many afternoons spent in her kitchen after school, baking all kinds of things. These chewy chocolate chip cookies were a staple in her house and she taught me how to make them. I don’t know that I’ve quite perfected them like she has, but they come pretty dang close!

Tips for making the best chocolate chip cookie recipe:

Don’t overbake them. Not even a little. They should have only the slightest hint of brown on them, nothing more. They might seem like they’re not done when you take them out, but I promise once they cool, they will turn into a buttery, soft, chewy delight.
If you forgot to leave the butter out to get to room temperature like I always do, use my favorite method for softening it! Place the butter sticks in a circle in the microwave and cook them on high for 5 seconds. Flip them inward to an adjacent side and microwave them for another 5 seconds. Do this 2 more times, until they have been microwaved on each side, for a total of 20 seconds. Some microwaves have different wattages, so you may want to start out doing only 4 seconds on each side to get an idea for how your microwave works. Or you can continue flipping the sticks for another 2-3 seconds on each side if they are still hard. I hope this helps!
Adding the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl may seem annoying to dirty an extra dish, but it will make sure the salt and baking soda are distributed evenly, giving you even rising and a balanced flavor!

I have had friends tell me that they make these perfect chocolate chip cookies weekly or that it’s the only recipe they use when taking cookies to neighbors and I most definitely have only had good reviews for them.This recipe has ruined me for all other chocolate chip cookies. I really hope you love these as much as we do!

5 from 3 votes

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

If you’re looking for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe, this one is it. They come out perfectly soft, chewy, and buttery every time.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword best chocolate chip cookie recipe, perfect chocolate chip cookies

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 18 minutes

Servings 4 dozen

Author Sarah Averett

Ingredients

1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 & 1/3 cups butter I use salted
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
1.5 cups milk chocolate chips I use Ghirardelli

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Cream together the sugars and the butter until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides with a spatula, as needed.
Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well between additions. Scrape the sides with a spatula.
Add the vanilla and mix well.
In a medium bowl, combine the baking soda, salt, and flour.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until it is fully incorporated and the dough begins to pull from the edges.
Add chocolate chips and mix well.
Drop by the spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 7-9 minutes. {They may not seem done because they are still really soft, but trust me - this is how you want them to be!}
Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely. This will help everything to solidify and end up soft and chewy.

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-Sarah
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*This recipe was originally posted on March 16, 2013. It has been updated for quality and aesthetic purposes. Thank you for understanding and for continuing to support High Heels and Grills!*