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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are a popular and classic type of cookie that features the incorporation of chocolate chips or chunks into the cookie dough. They are widely loved for their delightful combination of a sweet, buttery dough and the rich, gooey texture of melted chocolate.


Happy Accident

Ruth Wakefield intended to make chocolate cookies but ran out of baker's chocolate, so she substituted it with cut-up chunks of semi-sweet chocolate, expecting it to melt and create an all-chocolate cookie. Instead, the chocolate held its shape, and the chocolate chip cookie was born.

The Recipe

Yield 30–40 cookies
Prep Time 30 minutes
Baking Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes

What you'll need

  • Parchment paper sheets
  • Good quality baking sheets
  • 1 medium size cookie scoop

Ingredients

  • 281g (2¼ cups) all-purpose flour
  • 5g (1 tsp) baking soda
  • 3g (½ tsp) salt
  • 225g (1 cup / 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 150g (¾ cup) granulated sugar
  • 150g packed (¾ cup) brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 5g (1 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 340g (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Combine sugars In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat until well mixed and smooth.
  3. Add eggs Add the vanilla extract and eggs to the sugar mixture, beating well after each addition.
  4. Mix dry ingredients Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
  5. Fold in chocolate Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
  6. Scoop Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie to allow for spreading.
  7. Bake Bake for 8–10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned but the center is still soft.
  8. Cool Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tips & Notes

Cooling the cookies in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight will prevent them from spreading too much when baking.