The Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Discover the best soft chocolate chip cookies that are buttery, chewy, and perfect for any occasion.
Equipment
- Oven
- Stand Mixer
- Cookie sheet
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons salted butter
- 0.5 cup white sugar I like to use raw cane sugar with a coarser texture
- 0.25 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1.5 cups all purpose flour (6.75 ounces)
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoon salt but I always add a little extra
- 0.75 cup chocolate chips I use a combination of chocolate chips and chocolate chunks
Instructions
Baking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Microwave the butter for about 40 seconds to just barely melt it. It shouldn’t be hot – but it should be almost entirely in liquid form.
- Using a stand mixer or electric beaters, beat the butter with the sugars until creamy. Add the vanilla and the egg; beat on low speed until just incorporated – 10-15 seconds or so.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until crumbles form. Use your hands to press the crumbles together into a dough.
- Roll the dough into 12 large balls (or 9 for HUGELY awesome cookies) and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies look puffy and dry and just barely golden.
- Let them cool on the pan for a good 30 minutes or so. They will sink down and turn into these dense, buttery, soft cookies.
Notes
These cookies should stay soft for many days if kept in an airtight container. I also like to freeze them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1.5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 200IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.5mg
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