This Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is the perfect blend of soft and chewy on the inside with crisp and buttery outside edges.
Although I love a good Chocolate Crinkle Cookie or a Peanut Butter Kiss Cookie, sometimes I just need a fresh out of the oven classic chocolate chip cookie.
warm chocolate chip cookie on cookie cooling rack.
This is a recipe for 24 chocolate chip cookies, the perfect amount to share (or not).
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Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
It can be tricky to get the right balance of soft and chewy with crisp and buttery. This is it folks. I use a combination of white and brown sugar and just the right amount of butter. I’ll give you my tips for success as I walk you through making the perfect cookies.
Ingredients Needed
Butter – salted!
White Sugar & Brown Sugar – the combination is what helps the cookies stay nice and chewy.
Vanilla – an essential ingredient to perfect cookies every time.
Salt – just adding a little will help the flavor of the cookies so much!
Egg
Baking Soda – This is what helps the cookies spread and have a nice chewy texture.
ingredients for chocolate chip cookies on wooden surface.
How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
The cookie making process is pretty simple, I’ll walk you through the steps.
Cream Butter and Sugars Together
In a mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together softened butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanlla until the mixture is nice and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the egg and mix well.
mixing cookie dough in glass bowl with egg.
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredeitns 1/2 cup at a time to the wet ingredients until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
adding flour and other dry ingredients to mixing bowl with rubber spatula.
Chocolate Chips
Add the chocolate chips to the cookie dough and mix until evenly combined.
