The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, the perfect time to bake a batch of soft, gooey chocolate chip cookies, just like Mom used to make. We’ve shared this recipe before, but it’s a favorite around our office, and our customers agree: It doesn’t get any better than these cookies with a tinge of caramel flavor and studded with chocolate goodness. Pro tip: Use a small ice cream scoop to form balls of dough, and they’ll bake into gorgeous, perfectly round cookies every time.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups (6 1/2 oz./200 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick/4 oz./125 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup (3 1/2 oz./105 g) firmly packed light brown sugar
• 6 Tbs. (3 oz./90 g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups (15 oz./470 g) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix on low speed until blended. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix just until incorporated. Switch to a wooden spoon and stir in the chocolate chips.

3. Using a small ice cream scoop or heaping tablespoon, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the dough mounds 2 inches (5 cm) apart.

4. Bake the cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned and the tops feel firm when lightly touched, 10-13 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 10–12 cookies.

Recipe adapted from Williams Sonoma Bake Good Things

Summary

Recipe Name

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Published On

2017-08-04

Average Rating

2.5 Based on 124 Review(s)