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'm always curious to see what people call the best choc chip cookie recipe because I think mine are impossible to beat... turns out we use identical recipes so I know you must be telling the truth!
How many cookies does a batch of this size make?
Just wondering about how many cookies this recipe will make? Anxious to try it! Thanks 🙂
Depends on how large you make them but about 2 dozen.
Can you tell me where I can purchase butterscotch flavoring (in St.John's). I couldn't get it at either supermarket and I think it would make a very nice flavor in the cookies 🙂
I usually can find it at the supermarket. Try Bulk Barn or Stockwoods.
I made a double batch of the chocolate chip cookies tonight.. Excellent. Then I made a single batch mixing half and half regular chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and a little cocoa powder to tell them apart. I liked the mixed cookie better. 🙂 Not too over powering on the chocolate chip or peanut butter chip.
thanks for the recipe. made it last night:) yummy! but for some reason they came out flat. any suggestions?
I baked these cookies tonight for the first time and the only problem was I should have made a double batch!!! Absolutely delicious!!! Thanks for posting 🙂
How many cookies does it yield? Thank you!
Btw, I've tried your apple muffins and they were extraordinaire!
Thanks, I do love those apple muffins too.
Depends on the size you make the cookies. I like to make them large, cafe style, for about 15 or so, but you can make them smaller for 18-24.
Hope this helped, Barry.
I love baking, and I am fairly good at it for a 15 yearold. But do you know why my chocolate chipp cookies always come out rather raised? I would like them the be a bit flatter, and spread out more. More so like the cookies in the picture
Are you using this recipe? I'd say overbaking is your issue.
These cookies are the best... I didn't have any butterscotch flavor so I doubled the recipe and added the chips and some toasted pecans... they are beyond amazing!!!
Are these able to be frozen once baked??
Should be no problem to freeze them.
I have those cooling on my counter now and they are so delicious!!! Barry I have used so many of your recipes and it's always a winner, just like those cookies!
So glad you like them. They have been made a hundred times or more in this house for sure. The cookies in the photo were actually made by my son a couple of years ago when he was about 13.