Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These best chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, and delicious - perfect for any occasion. They're our all-time FAVORITE!
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened (or ½ cup butter plus ½ cup vegetable oil)
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate chips semisweet, milk, dark or a mix
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.
- In a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer in a large bowl), cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla, and mix until incorporated.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop dough, roll into balls and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 9–11 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
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Notes
Variations: These cookies are so easy to change up based on the add-ins and chips used. Other variations include:
o M&M Cookies: Decrease sugar to ¾ cup and make dough as directed above through Step 3. Fold in ½ cup chopped M&Ms. Chill dough for 1 hour. Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop dough, roll into balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Top with whole M&Ms and bake at 375°F for 7-8 minutes.
o Cookies & Cream Cookies: Add 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1 cup crushed Oreos to the dough before scooping, rolling and baking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 193IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg