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These are the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies! They turn out perfectly every time and don’t require chilling. This is a classic tried and true chocolate chip cookie recipe packed with sweet chocolate chips and warm buttery dough!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make: These cookies are easy to make and use simple ingredients you already have on hand. No chilling time is needed. So when you’re craving a cookie, you can have a cookie!
- Family Friendly: We love making cookies as a family. You should try these other easy recipes to make with them, like these Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats or these classic Peanut Butter Bars.
Ingredients in the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Classic pantry staple ingredients are all that you need to make these yummy cookies. Once combined, you will have a melt-in-your-mouth cookie that you won’t be able to resist! Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- Unsalted Butter: This adds richness and a creamy texture.
- Brown Sugar: I love how brown sugar brings a caramel-like flavor and moisture.
- Sugar: Provides sweetness to the cookies.
- Eggs: I always use large eggs when baking because they add moisture and structure.
- Vanilla: A splash of vanilla gives a sweet flavor.
- All-Purpose Flour: Gives structure and a soft texture.
- Baking Soda: Helps the cookies rise and become tender.
- Baking Powder: Gives the cookies a light and fluffy texture.
- Salt: This balances sweetness and enhances flavor.
- Milk Chocolate Chips: Melts to create gooey pockets of sweetness.
Salted or Unsalted Butter for Cookies?
I like to use unsalted butter that is left out for a few hours before baking. Having the butter sit out of the refrigerator for an hour or so is best for these cookies when mixing. If you prefer salted butter, then I recommend cutting back on the salt measurement to 1/2 teaspoon.
How to Make The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies?
These cookies come together so fast that you will want to make them all the time! In fact, they are so good that I would recommend doubling the batch so that you have some leftovers.
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream: In a medium bowl, using a mixer on medium, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Beat: Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and beat until fluffy.
- Mix: Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and mix until combined. Add the chocolate chips and mix well.
- Scoop and Bake: Using a 1-inch cookie scoop, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 7 or 8 minutes per batch.
- Cool: Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
How to Make Cookies Soft and Chewy
Everyone loves a soft and chewy cookie! Here are some tips to make sure your chocolate chip cookies turn out perfect every time!
- Adjust the baking temperature and time: Bake your cookie dough at a slightly higher temperature for a shorter period.
- Add sweetener: Mix in 1 tablespoon of molasses or honey to make your cookies sweeter.
- Change the sugar: Use more brown sugar and less white sugar in a 1:1 ratio for richer and softer cookies.
- Let them cool on the baking sheet: Instead of baking them all the way through, leave them on the baking sheet for a while before moving them to a cooling rack. Then, your cookies will be soft and chewy.
Can you freeze or refrigerate chocolate chip cookie dough?
Yes! It is always great to freeze dough! This is a great way to make these chocolate chip cookies ahead of time and make them last much longer.
- To Freeze Cookie Dough: If you are not quite ready to bake your cookie dough after mixing it together, then place the dough in an airtight container and freeze for up to a year in the freezer.
- To Refrigerate Cookie Dough: If you know you will be baking these cookies within the next few days, then you can just refrigerate the dough. Store it in an airtight container, which will last 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
To save time, roll the dough into balls and then place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze for about an hour, then layer the cookie dough balls in an airtight container with parchment paper between each layer.
Substitutions
Get creative and switch things up! By using different ingredients instead of chocolate chips in your cookies, you can make them taste delicious in new and exciting ways. It means you can bake them more often and then have a different kind of cookie each time.
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- Milk Chocolate Chips
- Dark Chocolate Chips
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
- Butterscotch Chips
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Mint Chocolate Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
More Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Variations
Do you love chocolate chip cookies? Here are a few more recipes that are a twist on the classic recipe! They are so delicious and change things up in a way that will make you want to try them all!
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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, and using a mixer on medium, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and beat until fluffy.
- Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and mix until combined. Add the chocolate chips, and mix well.
- Using a 1-inch cookie scoop, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 7 or 8 minutes per batch.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Assuming I use a one inch cookie scoop as specified, how many cookies will this recipe make?
It will make 24 cookies with a 1 inch cookie scoop.
Quite tasty, however I had to bake them for 14 minutes. The cookie did not spread at all. Curious as to the yields other bakers achieved. I may have made them too small, thinking they would spread. 100 cookies.
I used a slightly rounded 1 1/4″ scoop and it was closer to 55 cookies for me. I followed the exact ingredients in the recipe. Mine didn’t spread either. I pushed subsequent batches down before baking, which helped. I also needed to cook for longer than indicated.
Made these today! Yum!! Best chocolate chip cookies EVER!!!
Made these today!!! Yum!!! Best chocolate chip cookies ever!!!
These truely are THE best chocolate chip cookies! I am going to get rid of all of my other recipes as well because this is the only one I will be using! I am just obsessed with all of your recipes. Thank you for all of them! ?
These were quite tasty. Could be my altitude or my oven, but I ended up needing to increase baking time to 10-12 min–at 8 min they were still pretty raw. But I will be making these again. Thanks.
I know you said they won’t look quite done, but they REALLY don’t look done. At all. Like they were just put in the oven. Not sure why?
Oh no! I am so sorry that they did not finish. There could be several different variables on why it took so long or didn’t bake through. I apologize for any inconvenience. Hope that it was cooked through and you were able to enjoy them.
Mine too! : (
I made these for church and they were a hit! A friend said she will be dreaming about these cookies. hahaha. She even asked if I could make this recipe into a cookie cake for her anniversary. We’ll see how that goes. : ) This will be my only recipe for chocolate chip cookies I will ever need!
Made these tonight and immediately deleted all my other bookmarked chocolate chip cookie recipes because I’ll be using this one from now on.
Perfect balance of flavors, and the texture is just right.
* Ghiradelli chocolate chips fan here.
Tim!!
This is so great!! I truly love them as well. This is one of my favorite treats. Thanks for the comment and for following along with me!
I made them for church and everyone raved about them! One friend texted me that “she will be dreaming of these cookies”. lol She even asked if I could make a cookie cake with this recipe for her anniversary. We’ll see how that goes. My last chocolate chip cookie recipe I will ever need! Thanks for sharing!
Brenda!
I am so glad. I love them as well! Please let me know if you end up doing that for your friend. That makes my day! Thanks for following along with me.
Mine came out really light in color…not sure why??
Have you ever tried adding a small box of vanilla instant pudding to your recipe. My friend gave me the idea and the chocolate chip cookies come out so good!
Yes! That is always a great idea for most cookies. These cookies are super soft and fluff up on their own.
These are in the oven now….can’t wait!
Ok, these really are the BEST chocolate chip cookies I have ever made! I just made these tonight and my daughter loved helping me. We just tried them and she yelled “YUMMYYYYY!” I am actually in your ward, and after hearing you and your husband speak in sacrament last week I googled your name to find your blog and I am in LOVE! You are so cute, and I already can’t wait to try more of your recipes! I really enjoyed your talks and hopefully we will get to know your family better 🙂
I love anything sweet. Can’t wait to try.
These r do yummy! We already made some last week & I am making them again tonight 😉