Description
Bake bakery-style chocolate chip cookies at home! This recipe delivers thick cookies with soft, gooey centers and perfectly crisp edges every time. It is an easy, from-scratch recipe for the best dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. This step helps create a better texture.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips by hand.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving space between them for spreading. For thicker cookies, slightly press down the top of the dough balls.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. The edges should be golden brown, but the centers should still look slightly soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. This helps set the soft, chewy center.
Notes
- For the best flavor and texture, use room temperature eggs and softened (not melted) butter.
- Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking helps prevent the cookies from spreading too much, resulting in thicker cookies.
- Use a mix of chocolate chips, like milk and dark, for a more complex flavor.
- To achieve those bakery-style cookies, slightly underbake them; they will continue to cook on the hot pan after removal from the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 11 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg