Description
Fresh chocolate chip cookies emerge straight from grandma’s classic recipe, bringing warm comfort to your kitchen. Crisp edges and gooey centers guarantee pure baking happiness with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups chocolate chips or chunks
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning:
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Grab a medium mixing bowl and whisk 2 ¼ cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt together until evenly distributed.
- In a separate large bowl, blend ¾ cup melted butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup white sugar, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until the mixture looks smooth and creamy.
- Gently fold your dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring carefully until just combined. Add 2 cups chocolate chips and mix lightly.
- Cover your dough and place it in the refrigerator for 60 minutes to enhance the flavor profile and improve cookie texture.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop rounded tablespoon-sized balls of dough, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for exactly 10-12 minutes, watching for golden edges and slightly soft centers. The cookies will continue setting as they cool.
- Remove baking sheets from the oven and let cookies rest for 5 minutes. Transfer them to a wire cooling rack to reach room temperature.
Notes
- Chilling the dough develops deeper caramel notes and prevents spreading, so resist the temptation to skip this crucial step.
- Use room temperature egg and butter for smoother blending and more consistent cookie texture.
- Measure flour precisely by spooning it into the measuring cup and leveling with a knife to avoid dense, dry cookies.
- For crisp edges and soft centers, remove cookies when centers look slightly underbaked, as they’ll continue cooking on the hot baking sheet.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 153 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg