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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Easy Homemade Recipe

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

This viral chocolate chip cookie recipe is celebrated for its perfect balance of simplicity and delicious results. Using common pantry ingredients with no chilling time required, it produces soft, chewy cookies with a delightful texture contrast between crisp edges and tender centers. The recipe emphasizes immediate gratification, allowing you to bake fresh cookies in under 30 minutes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Calories: 200
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 cup salted butter (softened)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips (12 oz)

Equipment

  • oven
  • baking sheets
  • parchment paper
  • mixing bowls
  • mixer
  • cooling rack

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). Line three baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  3. Cream together butter and sugars until combined.
  4. Beat in eggs and vanilla until light (about 1 minute).
  5. Mix in the dry ingredients until combined.
  6. Add chocolate chips and mix well.
  7. Roll 2-3 Tablespoons (depending on how large you like your cookies) of dough at a time into balls and place them evenly spaced on your prepared cookie sheets.
  8. Bake in preheated oven for approximately 8-10 minutes. Take them out when they are just barely starting to turn brown.
  9. Let them sit on the baking pan for 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack.

Notes

Cookies may look underdone when removed from oven but will finish cooking on the hot baking sheet. For variations, add cinnamon, different chocolate types, or nuts. Do not press dough balls down - they will flatten naturally during baking.