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This is the BEST chocolate chip cookie recipe ever! They are soft and chewy, classic chocolate chip cookies that are SO easy to make with a secret ingredient!
What is your favorite type of cookie? At the top of the list at our house is this perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. They are soft chocolate chip cookies and it’s such an easy recipe!
Who doesn’t love a good, gooey chocolate chip cookie? Especially with a nice cold glass of milk. Yum!
Ingredients for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Butter, softened to room temperature
- Brown Sugar – I prefer the flavor of dark brown sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- An Egg, at room temperature
- Vanilla Extract
- All Purpose Flour
- Cornstarch
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – Or, to add some variation, you can try milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips, or mini M&M’s.
Optional Additions
- Ground Cinnamon
How to Make the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
I HIGHLY recommend using a mixer to make these cookies – either a stand mixer or a hand mixer.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter with your mixer for a minute until smooth and creamy.
- Add both of the sugars and beat on medium speed until fluffy and light in color.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients – flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until completely combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix just until combined throughout the dough.
- Cover the dough tightly and chill it for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
- Let the dough sit at room temp while oven is preheating to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat.
- Roll cookie balls with about one tablespoon of dough for each one. (You can also use a small cookie scoop to make even cookies.) Place the cookie dough balls on the cookie sheet about two inches apart from each other. Press a few extra chocolate chips on top of each ball of dough if you want to make the cookies look like bakery chocolate chip cookies.
- Bake the cookies for 8-9 minutes at 350°F, until just golden brown around the edges.
- IMPORTANT: Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. They will keep cooking just a little, but not enough to overcook. This will keep the cookies soft, gooey, and chewy.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. (Or cheat and eat them while they are warm and gooey!)
There you have it – the best cookie recipe! Serve with a cold glass of milk or with a bowl of vanilla ice cream.
What Makes These Cookies So Good?
One of the reasons why they are so good is because they have a hidden ingredient. Cornstarch. Cornstarch makes cookies softer and thicker. I love adding cornstarch to my cookie recipes!
Another reason why I think these cookies are so good is because the recipe uses more brown sugar than white sugar. Using more brown sugar than granulated sugar makes the cookies less crispy and more of a softer, chewy cookie. (And the cookies taste a bit like caramel.)
I like to chill my cookie dough because the cookies seem to come out better. The dough doesn’t spread as much, and the cookies turn out thicker.
Recipe Tips
- Double the recipe to freeze some dough for later!
- Use dark brown sugar to make the cookies even softer. (I have used light brown and dark brown when making these depending on which one I happen to have in my pantry that day. Both will work, but I prefer dark brown sugar!)
- Chill the dough for at least 2 hours or up to two days. (You can also roll the dough into cookie-sized balls (1 – 2 tablespoons) and freeze the dough. Just drop it on a cookie sheet and bake!) The nice part about chilling the cookie dough is that the mess of making the dough is cleaned up, and all you have to do is pull out the cookie dough and bake!
How to Store Cookies
Once cooled, store chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container. To keep the cookies extra soft, store them with a slice of bread in the container.
You can also freeze extra cookies for later. (Or freeze chocolate chip cookie dough for baking or snacking!)
Did you make this recipe? If so, please leave a comment and rating below. I love hearing from you.
Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips or try milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, or mini m&ms
Optional
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the butter for a minute until smooth and creamy.¾ cup unsalted butter
- Add the sugars and beat on medium speed until fluffy and light in color.¾ cup dark brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar
- Add the egg and vanilla.1 large egg, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Mix all ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until completely combined.
- Add in chocolate chips and mix just until combined throughout the dough.1 ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Cover the dough tightly and chill for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
- Let the dough sit at room temperature while the oven is preheating to 350°F and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
- Roll cookie dough into balls, with about one tablespoon of dough for each one. Place the cookie balls on the cookie sheet about two inches apart from each other.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes at 350°F, until just golden brown around the edges.
- Let the cookies cool for five minutes on the cookie sheet.
- Transfer them to cooling racks to allow them to cool completely or eat while warm.
Notes
How to Store Cookies
Once cooled, store chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container. To keep the cookies extra soft, store them with a slice of bread in the container. You can also freeze extra cookies for later. (Or freeze chocolate chip cookie dough for baking or snacking!)Special Equipment Needeed
Nutrition
Nutrition information is approximate and is automatically calculated, so should only be used as a guide.
Your favorite chocolate chips cookies have now become OUR FAVORITE chocolate chip cookies! They taste just like the ones from the supermarket bakery. YUM!
Hi Katie,
So excited to hear that! Thanks for letting me know.
Jeannie