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Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Dessert
27 min total15 prep12 cook24 servings180 cal
VegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains egg
Thick, chewy cookies with gooey pockets of chocolate and soft, buttery centers. A timeless bake that is best enjoyed slightly warm from the oven.
Ingredients
pantry
- 2.25 cupall-purpose flour
- 1 cupbrown sugar
- 0.5 cupgranulated sugar
- 2 cupchocolate chips
- 2 tspvanilla extract
- 1 tspbaking soda
- 0.75 tspsalt
dairy
- 1 cupunsalted butter
- 2eggs
Steps
- Cream the softened butter with the brown and granulated sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Cover and chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Scoop rounded balls of dough onto the sheets, spacing them apart.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until the edges are golden but the centers look slightly underdone.
- Let the cookies rest on the tray for 5 minutes to finish setting.
- Transfer to a wire rack and serve slightly warm.
Tips
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes so the cookies bake up thick, not flat.
- Use a mix of melted and softened butter for chewy centers and crisp edges.
- Slightly underbake and let them finish setting on the tray for softness.
- A sprinkle of flaky salt on top enhances the chocolate flavor.
