Make these alongside Classic Peanut Butter Cookies or Fudge Brownies for the perfect classic baking day! Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the best things on earth and this recipe is no exception! There’s something so special about homemade cookies. The smell alone just makes you happy and feels like home and childhood memories rolled into one. And the first bite is always pure bliss – especially when they are fresh from the oven.
Tried And True Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve been making these chocolate cookies for years. It took many tries to perfect them, but once I did, they became one of the recipes I am most proud of. I am famous for these cookies; they’re requested by my friends and family more than any other treat.
Achieving A Soft, Chewy Cookie
The key to a soft, chewy cookie is using high-moisture ingredients like brown sugar (which contains molasses), butter (which has water in it), and eggs.
This recipe uses a high ratio of brown sugar to white, a good amount of butter, and eggs. The result is an indulgent, soft, and chewy cookie that will knock your socks off!
Which Chocolate Chips
You can use whichever chocolate chips you like best! Just remember that milk chocolate and white chocolate chips are much sweeter than dark chocolate, semi-sweet, and bitter-sweet, so you may want to adjust the sugar levels.
The use of bread flour – Cookies with higher amounts of butter spread more, making them flatter. Using a small amount of bread flour with a higher protein level helps to stabilize the cookie and lowers the spread. Chilling the dough – Cookies will come out flat when not chilled before baking. Chilling allows the butter to solidify and stops your cookies from flattening when baked.
Step By Step Instructions
Start by sifting the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together. Add the butter, sugar, and brown sugar to another bowl. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs and the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Shape into a log in plastic wrap and chill until firm 30 minutes – overnight. Cut the dough into 1-inch thick slices and then place onto a cookie sheet two inches apart. Bake for 12 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack – try not to eat the whole batch right out of the oven! Update Notes: This post was originally published on Jan 15, 2014, but was republished with a slight change in recipe, step by step instruction photos, and a video, and tips in February of 2019. Here are some variations to create your perfect cookie wherever you weigh in.
For a flatter crispy cookie: Don’t chill before baking. Use a cookie scoop to add them to the pan and bake as directed. For a softer cookie: Omit the bread flour and add half a cup of flour to the recipe. It creates a soft cookie that only gets softer as they cool. For a light, cakey cookie: Omit the bread flour and brown sugar. Instead, use 2½ cups of all-purpose flour, 1½ cups of white sugar, and reduce the butter to 12 tablespoons.
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