The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. NEW VIDEO! After many years of recipes and experiments, this is the the final result of tweaking what I I think is the perfect chocolate chip cookie.
Originally published October 2007. Updated Jan 2022 with new video.
Soft and chewy with crispy edges and the perfect amount of rich chocolate morsels. I've never had better anywhere.
I have tried dozens of recipes over the years and this one is the best. Both crispy and chewy, this one satisfies all lovers of this cookie classic.
Originally published October 2007.
14/04/2012 Update: When I first posted this recipe in the early days of this blog, I still baked chocolate chip cookies on a regular basis.
These days my 14 year old daughter, Olivia has taken over the job for the most part.
My 12 year old son Noah can turn out a mean batch of cookies all on his own too.
Actually I'll confess that he actually made the batch in this updated photo. I even used it in my first cookbook!
Both kids are turning into very adept bakers and can both turn out perfect chocolate chip cookies from this outstanding recipe.
2020 Update. The chocolate chip cookie baking duties are still very much mostly out of my hands. My son Noah is the expert these days, and since he is now studying photography at university, he gets the credit for both baking and taking the photo of this latest batch.
It was high time for an updated photo of this recipe and I think it came out quite well.
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Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or butterscotch flavoring, or both! Hint, hint.
- 1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray one cookie sheet with spray oil or line with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and combine thoroughly.
- Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Mix only enough to incorporate flour. Do not over mix. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Form cookies by dropping a rounded teaspoon of dough on the prepared cookie sheet two inches apart.
- Bake until light brown around the edges, about 12-15 minutes, depending on cookie size.
- Over baking is the biggest problem with most chocolate chip cookies.
- Your oven temperature and the type of cookie sheet you use will vary the baking times considerably. When they are golden brown around the edges is the time to remove them from the oven. Thinking they are a little underdone is probably a good thing. Experiment by baking only a couple of cookies at a time to see what the perfect baking time is for your oven
- Cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool thoroughly.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
18Serving Size
18 cookiesAmount Per Serving Calories 179Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 25mgSodium 151mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gSugar 16gProtein 2g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
I can vouch that this is the ABSOLUTE best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever. I added toffee bar bits as well as chocolate chips. These were a hit at our house. Thanks for the recipe!
Great recipe Barry .i had no butterscotch flavour so I added almond with the vanilla & they were 👍🏻
There super, I love the cookies, I like them the most with marshmallows and chocolate chips!Thanks for the recipe,bye!
I sometimes add the toffee chips myself. Very very good. Glad you enjoyed them.
hi there , do you have a recipe for no cut glass cookies....
how about a recipes for balls made out of jello...not sure how to explain them but they r like snowballs...only u use jello...and they are colored..
Try asking for recipes on my Rock Recipes Facebook Group if you are on Facebook. Are the jello balls made with miniature marshmallows?
I made these today and added some pecan peices to the recipe with
the chocolate chips..and they are devine....thanks so much for the great recipes and keep them comming..im trying your pineapple upside down cake next..yummy
Barry, I've tried several of your recipes and everything turns out great. These chocolate chip cookies are now cooling on my counter. I used a baking stone at 350 and baked for 12 minutes exactly. PERFECT!
So glad you like them. They are amazingly good!
You sir, have defeated Alton Brown's "The Chewy" with that cookie. Well done.
Been searching for a good chocolate chip cookie recipe for a long time, one that didn't spread all over the pan. Really good! I made some of them really small, good for kids. Those took about 8 minutes to bake. Dough about the size of a large marble for those.
Well, my first attempt at making these was disappointing. I'm thinking I must have overcooked them as these cookies came out hard - like store bought cookies. May give them another try though just to be sure. Other than the too crispy results, they are tasty with a glass of milk.
Do you need to flatten the dough once you drop it onto the cookie sheet?
No need to flatten them. KanataNewf you've definitely overbaked them. Ovens vary so try cutting a couple of minutes off the bake time. It's ok for them to look like they are not done completely.
Hi do these freeze well?
Yes indeed.
I used to make these all the time and they always came out perfect. Thick and yummy! Lately I have been making them, not mixing too much and being very cautious not to do so and they are coming out like super flat no matter what I do. So strange I can’t figure out what is happening. Any tips?
These are so good, I also added almonds, it added a crunch to them.
Today is national chocoalte chip cookie day (May 15) a great reason to bake (& eat) these delish looking cookies!! Love Rock Recipes!! I'm a fan 🙂