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Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Our newest Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe! Get ready to devour the best soft, chewy & thick Chocolate Chip Cookies warm and melty right out of the oven! 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Course: Dessert
Diet: Gluten Free
Keyword: chocolate, chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookies, cookies
Servings: 18 Large Cookies
Calories:
Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

  • 1 cup unsalted butter cold & cut into small cubes
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups all purpose flour or gluten free 1 to 1 flour for gluten free cookies
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips of choice

Instructions

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

  • First, preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
  • Using a mixer, beat cubes of cold butter with sugars for 2 to 3 minutes until butter is mixed in well.
  • Add eggs and vanilla extract. Continue mixing to combine.
  • Add in flour, baking soda and salt. Dough should be thick and mixed together with no flour streaks
  • Mix in chocolate chips.
  • Using ice cream or large cookie scoop, (¼ cup or 4 tablespoons worth) and scoop dough and place at least 2 inches apart on lined pan.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookie edges are lightly golden and the middles are set. Do not over bake these cookies. Cookies will firm up slightly while cooking.
  • Remove from oven. Allow cookies to cool on pan for 10 minutes. Carefully transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
  • Can make cookies smaller, just adjust time for less baking time.