This is a super easy recipe for the best chocolate chip cookies you will ever eat! These chocolate chip cookies are soft yet slightly crisp and bursting with melted chocolate, making them a quick crowd favourite!

We love to eat cookies in our household, and thankfully, I love to bake them. This easy chocolate chip cookie recipe is seriously GOOD. 

A pile of soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies in a basket

This chocolate chip cookie recipe is super easy, you don’t need any fancy ingredients (but a stand mixed would make the job easier) and the dough doesn’t need to be chilled. 

When I think of a chocolate chip cookie, I want it to be soft, a little bit chewy and filled with chunks of quality chocolate.  

With over 1 Million views on Instagram this cookie recipe is one to add to your cookie arsenal.

My favourite way to eat chocolate chip cookies is to warm them in the oven or by heating them for 20 seconds to get the chocolate all gooey again. How do you like to eat yours? 

If you love making pumpkin flavoured treats in Fall or Autumn you can switch up this recipe by making these sweet pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

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Why Is This The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe? 

  • Simple pantry ingredients.
  • Soft, slightly crispy around the edges and packed with chocolate.
  • Quick and easy to make. 
  • Easily double to triple the batch to freeze for later.
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Quick Tip

These chocolate chip cookies are so gooood. Every time I bake a batch, they are gone in less than 24 hours. So, I recommend making a double batch.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Chocolate – I like to use chocolate buttons but chocolate chips or a quality block of chocolate chopped up will work too. Try mixing in white, milk and dark chocolate chips for a fun twist.
Flour – All-purpose flour, sifted.
Baking Soda – This helps create a soft, fluffy cookie.
Butter – Unsalted butter. Omit the salt if you are using salted butter.  
Brown Sugar – The key to chewy, moist cookies is brown sugar.
Salt – Chocolate and salt are a match made in heaven. Salt helps enhance flavour.
Pure Vanilla Extract – To add flavour. Vanilla essence will work fine, too.
Egg – If you can use free-range eggs. 

A bunch of chocolate chip cookies on a wooden chopping board and parchment paper.

How To Make These Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. Preheat the Oven. Preheat the oven to 200C degrees (400F).

2. Beat the first ingredients. Add the butter, sugar and vanilla to a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.

3. Add the egg. Crack the egg into the creamed mixture and beat well to combine.

A large cream mixing bowl with whipped sugar and butter. Adding in a egg.

4. Add the flour. Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until just combined. You don’t want to overwork the dough. This can make the butter go too soft.

5. Add the chocolate. Add the chocolate chips or buttons or roughly chopped-up block of chocolate. Mix to combine.

6. Scoop the cookie balls. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out 16 dough balls (I use a 2 tablespoon-sized cookie scoop). Don’t roll these, just place them onto the cookie sheet. This keeps the cookies chunky.

Tray of chocolate chip cookie dough ready to be baked

7. Bake. Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden brown. Keep your eye on these. You don’t want to cook them over.

8. Cool. Let them cool down for 5 minutes – if you can wait that long! Enjoy.

How to store chocolate chip cookies? 

Let your cookies cool down, then store them in an airtight container. I like to keep mine in the pantry, but the fridge is fine, too. These will stay fresh for 4-5 days if they last that long! 

Can chocolate chip cookies be frozen?  

Yes! This is such a great way to save time. You can make a double batch of cookie dough and freeze half for baking later. If stored properly, the dough will last up to 3 months in the freezer.

Pop them on a baking tray in the freezer. This will quickly flash-freeze them. When they are frozen, pop them into a container or zip-lock bag. Bake them from frozen for 12-15 minutes.

Learn more about how to freeze cookie dough.

Bunch of freshly cooked chocolate chip cookies on a wooden cutting board.

Why do chocolate chip cookies turn out flat? 

The butter is too warm and spreads quickly in a hot oven. I find using butter that’s at room temperature is best.  I like to get my butter out about 30 minutes before baking if it’s cooler or 20 minutes if it’s a warmer day. If your cookie dough is too soft or melted, chill it in the fridge for 30 minutes before scooping it out.

Bunch of freshly cooked chocolate chip cookies on a wooden cutting board with butter knife

Tips For Making The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Slightly underbake them as they will keep cooking out of the oven. This will make sure they stay soft and moist. 
  • Remove the cookies from the hot baking tray to cool down on a wire rack. This will stop them from continuing to cook, but be careful not to break them!
  • Add half white sugar and half brown sugar if you don’t want a super soft cookie. The brown sugar keeps the cookies moist but white sugar helps the cookie spread more and crisp. 
  • Keep your butter soft but still slightly chilled to help the cookies stay thick and chunky. 
  • Use a cookie scoop to get even cookies. I use a 2 tablespoon sized cookie scoop.

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Yield: 16 Cookies

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a super easy recipe for the best, softest chocolate chip cookies you will ever eat! Soft, buttery, and bursting with chocolate these chocolate chip cookies are sure to be a crowd favourite!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 120g (1/2 cup) butter, softened at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chocolate buttons or chips

Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 200C degrees (400F).
    2. Add the butter, sugar and vanilla to a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
    3. Crack the egg into the creamed mixture and beat well to combine.
    4. Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until just combined. You don't want to overwork the dough. This can make the butter go too soft.
    5. Add the chocolate chips or buttons or roughly chopped-up block of chocolate. Mix to combine.
    6. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out 16 dough balls (I use a 2 tablespoon-sized cookie scoop). Don't roll these, just place them onto the cookie sheet. This keeps the cookies chunky.
    7. Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden brown. Keep your eye on these. You don't want to cook them over.
    8. Let them cool down for 5 minutes - if you can wait that long! Enjoy.

Notes

  • Slightly underbake them as they will keep cooking out of the oven. This will make sure they stay soft and moist. 
  • Remove the cookies from the hot baking tray to cool down on a wire rack. This will stop them from continuing to cook, but be careful not to break them!
  • Add half white sugar and half brown sugar if you don’t want a super soft cookie. The brown sugar keeps the cookies moist but white sugar helps the cookie spread more and crisp. 
  • Keep your butter soft but still slightly chilled to help the cookies stay thick and chunky. 
  • Use a cookie scoop to get even cookies. I use a 2 tablespoon sized cookie scoop. Flash-freeze the cookie dough balls and place them in a ziplock bag. To bake from frozen adjust the time baking to 12-15 minutes.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 139Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g

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3 Comments

  1. Haii thanks for the recipe.
    Can you give me the measure in grams please? I live in Indonesia.
    I looked for information about cup measurements in grams on Google but the results were confusing.
    I hope you will help
    Thank you in advance

  2. Just made these today! They are very tasty and did not spread. This recipe made 16 fat cookies but I did add 1/2 cup of walnuts to the recipe. Other than this addition, I followed the recipe as stated and baked them for 10 mins. They are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside!

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