Delicious Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
When it comes to homemade treats, few things rival the appeal of a perfectly baked batch of Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. With crisp edges and milk chocolate chips, this is my most popular cookie recipe, and will be sure to win you mom of the year! So roll up your sleeves, preheat your oven, and let's get baking!
Equipment
- Stand mixer, or large mixing bowl
- Medium mixing bowl
- Measuring cups & spoons
- Cookie sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Wire cooling rack
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- To the bowl of a stand mixer, add butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Using the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars on medium speed for approximately 3 minutes. Mixture should look light and fluffy. Alternatively if you do not have a stand mixer, use a large bowl and wooden spoon.
- Add salt, vanilla extract and eggs to the mixer. Beat on low speed until combined.
- In a separate bowl combine flour and baking soda. Use a whisk to mix ingredients.
- Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, adding about a half cup at a time and mixing until fully combined.
- Add chocolate chips and combine mixture on a low setting.
- Using an ice cream scooper, drop cookie dough balls about 3 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies until edges are golden brown, but still soft in the center. About 8-10 minutes. (Keep in mind, bake time will vary by oven.) Remove from oven, and let cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack in a single layer until completely cooled.
Notes
- Customize this recipe with peanut butter chips, chocolate chunks, or simply add extra chocolate chips.
- Take your standard cookie recipe to the next level, consider swapping chocolate chips for frozen raspberries. When incorporating raspberries into your recipe be sure to use frozen rather than fresh and fold them in gently. This will ensure raspberries stay whole during mixing and baking.