Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies are rich, perfectly chewy, and crisp around the edges. Hands down, this is the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe!
Ingredients
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened, but still cold
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- In a medium bowl, add flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine; Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and both sugars on medium-high speed until well creamed, 3-5 minutes. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well to combine between each addition. Add and combine vanilla.
- With mixer on low, slowly add flour mixture. Do NOT overmix or your cookies will be tough. Add chocolate chips and use a silicone spatula or wooden spoon to blend them in by hand.
- Using a 1 tablespoon scooper, drop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
This recipe makes 7 dozen (1 tablespoon sized) cookies.
Cookie dough (baked or unbaked) may be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 68cal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 44mg | Sugar: 6g | Fiber: 1g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg