Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
- PREP 20min
- COOK 20min
- TOTAL 40min
These homemade chocolate chip cookies have crispy edges and chewy middles. We prefer our stand mixer, but you can use a handheld mixer if that is all you have. We love to use bittersweet chocolate chips since they are less sweet. Semi-sweet chips are also a great option.
You Will Need
2 ½ cups (315 grams) all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
16 tablespoons (230 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature (2 sticks)
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
1 cup (200 grams) packed brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups (340 grams or 12 ounces) chocolate chips
Directions
Make Batter
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Heat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or use a silicon baking mat.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
Add the butter, sugars, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (Or, in a mixing bowl, using a handheld mixer). Cream the butter and sugars together on medium speed (speed four on our mixer) until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes.
Scrape the side and bottom of the bowl, then add the eggs. Mix on medium-low speed for 30 seconds. The eggs will not be completely incorporated.
Turn the speed down to the lowest setting and add the dry ingredients in thirds, beating until just combined; 1 to 2 minutes.
With the mixer on low, sprinkle the chocolate chips until just incorporated.
Bake Cookies
Drop 3 tablespoon-mounds or use a large cookie scoop onto baking sheets. Leave 2 inches between the cookies to allow for spreading.
Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, and rotate once during cooking, for 15 to 18 minutes. The cookies should be golden brown around the edges but light in the middle. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature or a week in the refrigerator.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Make Ahead Tip: Refrigerate unbaked cookie dough up to 3 days. Or, freeze cookie dough up to 3 months.
- How to Freeze Cookies: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and prepare the dough as usual. Scoop out cookie mounds onto the baking sheet. You can crowd the dough mounds together, just do not let them touch. Freeze until hard. Transfer the frozen dough mounds to an airtight container or plastic bag. Store in the freezer. Bake frozen cookies without thawing, it will add an extra 3 to 5 minutes of bake time.
- Make Smaller Cookies: Drop 1 ½ tablespoon mounds or use a medium cookie scoop onto the baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 13 minutes.
- Recipe adapted and inspired by The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook and the Nestle Original Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.
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