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Chocolate Chip Cookies on a cooling rack

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies are the classic cookie that everyone knows and most of us love! This recipe for chewy, crisp on the outside cookies is so good!
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Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie baking
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Chilling Dough: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 12 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 347kcal
Author: Sandy

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer

Ingredients

  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Cream of Tartar (optional, makes the cookies more textured)
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter, (2 sticks) softened
  • ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 lg Eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 12 ounce bag Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, about 2 cups, divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325° F (163 degrees C).
  • In a mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
  • Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until combined. Then stir in all but 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips.
  • Roll 3 Tablespoonfuls of dough into a ball and set onto two ungreased, parchment or silicone mat lined cookie sheets (about 9 balls per cookie sheet).
  • Use the reserved chocolate chips to press onto the dough balls so when they are done baking you can see more of the chocolate chips. This makes the cookies look cuter! Be careful not to flatten the dough balls!
  • I highly recommend chilling the dough before baking. This helps prevent the dough from spreading too much, resulting in a slightly taller, thicker cookie.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned and cookies are a little soft in the middle (Be careful not to over bake!). Let the cookies cool for 8 minutes on the pan, then transfer cookies to a cooling rack.

Notes

Chilling the dough before baking is preferred, but you will still get a nice cookie if you don’t. Just be sure not to flatten the dough balls!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 347kcal