My ultimate soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time22 minutesmins
Course: Baking
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chips, cookies
Servings: 36
Calories: 142kcal
Ingredients
1cupbutterlightly melted but not hot
3/4cupbrown sugarpacked
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1tablespoonMaple Syrupoptional, but enhances softness and flavor
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
2eggs
3cupsall-purpose flourplus an extra 2 tablespoons for a total of 390 grams
1teaspoonbaking sodaor 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder if you want fluffier/puffier cookies
1tspsaltif using salted butter, cut to 1/2 teaspoon salt
1-2cupschocolate chipsor chocolate chunks
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside
Microwave butter until lightly melted, with some parts still soft and not completely melted - about 35-45 seconds depending on your microwave
With an electric mixer or by hand, beat together butter and sugars until light and creamy - about 2-3 minutes
Add vanilla and maple syrup, and on a low speed, beat in one egg at a time, about 10 seconds per egg
Add roughly half of the flour mixture and mix until mostly incorporated then add the rest of the flour mixture, and mix until dough forms. Do not overmix.
Add the chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed
Scoop dough with a spoon or cookie dough scooper roughly 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons in size
Drop on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 9-12 minutes
Do not overbake! Cookies should be slightly golden around the edges and still pale and puffy in the center
Allow to cool on cookie sheet for at least 3-5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack