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!
Servings 14 Cookies
Calories 139kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour (180g) plain flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter (120g) softened at room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar (145g)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup chocolate chips (150g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200℃ degrees (375℉).
- Add the butter, sugar and vanilla to a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
- Crack the egg into the creamed mixture and beat well to combine.
- 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.
- Add the chocolate chips or roughly chopped-up block of chocolate. Mix to combine.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out 14 dough balls (I use a 1.5 tablespoon-sized cookie scoop). Don't roll these out - just place them on the cookie sheet. This keeps the cookies chunky.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden brown. Keep your eye on these. You don't want to cook them over.
- Let them cool down for 5 minutes - if you can wait that long!
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 1.5 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g