Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, (16 Tbsp), softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, measured correctly*
- tsp baking soda, sifted
- tsp salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, (12 oz), divided reserving 1/4 cup for the top
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or Silpat liner.
0 - 2
In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine 2 sticks of butter, 1 cup of packed brown sugar and 1/2 cup of white sugar. Beat 5 minutes on medium/high speed until creamy and light, scraping down the bowl as needed.
5 min - 3
Add 2 eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition, scraping down the bowl as needed, then beat in 2 tsp of vanilla.
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In a separate bowl, combine 3 cups of flour, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp of baking soda (sifted to eliminate lumps). Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter in thirds, mixing to incorporate with each addition.
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Fold in 2 cups of chocolate chips.
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Use an ice cream scoop to get even balls of dough (3 Tbsp each). Place scoops of dough onto lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Mine fit onto 3 cookie sheets and made 26 cookies. Roll balls lightly with your hands then stud tops of cookie balls with reserved chocolate chips.
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Bake right away or cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
0 - 8
Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 12-15 min at 350˚F (we bake 12 minutes), until edges are just turning golden. The tops should still look under-baked.
12 min - 9
Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet 5 min then transfer to a rack to cool.
5 min
Baking
Dough Preparation
Shaping & Preparation
Baking
Cooling
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 26 servings)





