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Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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T H E B E S T C H O C O L AT E C H I P
COOKIE RECIPE EVER
Last updated on November 24, 2019. Originally published
February 11, 2018 / 679 Comments

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This is the best chocolate chip cookie

recipe ever! No funny ingredients, no
chilling time, etc. Just a simple,
straightforward, amazingly delicious,
doughy yet still fully cooked,
chocolate chip cookie that turns out
perfectly every single time!

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Everyone needs a classic chocolate

chip cookie recipe in their repertoire,
and this is mine. It is seriously
the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie
Recipe Ever! I have been making
these for many, many years and
everyone who tries them agrees
they’re out-of-this-world delicious!

Plus, there’s no funny ingredients, no

chilling, etc. Just a simple,
straightforward, amazingly delicious,
doughy yet still fully cooked,
chocolate chip cookie that turns out
perfectly every single time!

These are everything a chocolate

chip cookie should be. Crispy and
chewy. Doughy yet fully baked.
Perfectly buttery and sweet.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST

C H O C O L AT E C H I P C O O K I E
RECIPE EVER (HOW TO MAKE
EASY COOKIES FROM
S C R AT C H )

Like I said, these cookies are crazy

easy, however here are a few notes!

1. Soften butter. If you are

planning on making these, take
the butter out of the fridge first
thing in the morning so it’s ready
to go when you need it!

2. Measure the flour

correctly. Be sure to use a
measuring cup made for dry
ingredients (NOT a pyrex liquid
measuring cup). There has been
some controversy on how to
measure flour! I personally use
the scoop and shake method
and always have (gasp)! It’s
easier and I have never had that
method fail me! Many of you say
that the only way to measure
flour is to scoop it into the
measuring cup and level with a
knife. I say, measure it the
way you always do. Just make
sure that the dough matches the
consistency of the dough in the
photos in this post.

3. Use LOTS of chocolate

chips. Do I really need to
explain this?!

4. DO NOT over-bake these

chocolate chip cookies! I
explain this more below, but
these chocolate chip cookies will
not look done when you pull
them out of the oven, and that is
GOOD.

HOW DO YOU FREEZE

C H O C O L AT E C H I P C O O K I E
D O U G H ( F R E E Z E R - F R I E N D LY
C H O C O L AT E C H I P C O O K I E S )

Freezer-friendly! I always make a

full batch of these cookies, roll them
into balls, and freeze what we don’t
bake right away.

How to bake frozen dough –

thawing it first: I love having
dough ready to go in the freezer for
impromptu guests! When you want
to bake them, simple remove the
dough balls from the freezer, set
them on a parchment-lined baking
sheet and cover with a light cloth
towel or napkin to let them thaw.

Once they reach room temperature

(after about 1-2 hours depending on
the temperature of your kitchen)
bake as directed in the recipe! SO
easy!

CAN YOU BAKE

C H O C O L AT E C H I P C O O K I E
DOUGH FROM FROZEN?

I have tested baking this recipe from

frozen more times than I can even
count. I have gotten the best results
when I place the dough on a
parchment lined baking sheet.

Then, preheat the oven to 350

degrees Fahrenheit (if you are
baking the frozen dough
dough)) and put
the cookies in the oven in the
beginning of the preheating time. Set
the timer for 15 minutes and remove
the cookies after 15 minutes. The top
will look a little more brown than
usual, but they will still taste
amazing.

FA Q S A B O U T C H O C O L A T E
CHIP COOKIES

HOW DO YOU MAKE GOOEY

C H O C O L AT E C H I P C O O K I E S ?

The trick to making this best

chocolate chip cookie recipe gooey is
to not over-bake them. At the end of
the baking time, these chocolate chip
cookies won’t look done but they
are!

These chocolate chip cookies will

look a little doughy when you
remove them from the oven, and
thats good
good. They will set up as they
sit on the cookie sheet for a few
minutes!

WHY DO COOKIES SPREAD &

F L AT T E N ?

There are a few main reasons for

this that I have found in my
experience:

1. Expired leavening agents. If

your baking soda or baking
powder are past their prime,
your chocolate chip cookies will
likely flatten and spread. Even if
the date on the container checks
out, it still might not be good.
That would be the first place I
would start.
1. How to test if your
baking soda is active:
Combine 1/2 cup of hot
water, 1/4 teaspoon vinegar
and 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
When you add the baking
soda a reaction should take
place immediately. If not,
then you need new baking
soda.

2. How to test if your

baking powder is
active: Add 1/2 tsp of
baking powder to 1/2 cup of
hot water. It should bubble
immediately. A reaction
should take place
immediately. If not, then you
need new baking powder.

2. Over-mixing. If you over-mix

the ingredients in this best
chocolate chip cookie recipe you
may end up with flat cookies.

3. Ingredients are too

warm. Sometimes over-mixing
can also lead to your ingredients
becoming too warm. If you
notice this happening, you can
chill the dough before baking to
return the batter to room
temperature.

4. Incorrect oven temperature. I

recommend baking with an
electric convection oven. If your
cookies and other baked goods
are not turning out properly,
invest in a cheap oven
thermometer to check the
temperature. If your oven is
baking too hot or too cold, then
the cookies will not turn out well.

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WHY DIDN’T MY COOKIES

FLATTEN?

If your cookies didn’t flatten, here are

a few things that could’ve been the
problem. I have never had this
happen to me in 10 years, so here
are my educated guesses…

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1. The ingredients/cookie dough

was too cold. Cold dough
doesn’t spread as well as room
temperature dough.

2. You accidentally used too

much flour. Be sure to use a
measuring cup made for dry
ingredients (NOT a pyrex liquid
measuring cup), and do not use
a knife to level the flour. Instead,
fill the measuring cup over-full
and shake off the excess until
you have a level 1 cup.

3. The oven temperature is

incorrect. I recommend using
an oven thermometer to check
the temperature of your oven
(it’s only $7), because it can
often be different than the
reading it gives on the display or
what the dial is set at.

4. The butter/sugar mixture

wasn’t fully creamed. Try
creaming the butter and sugar
together for longer.

T H E B E S T C H O C O L AT E C H I P
COOKIE RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS &
SUBSTITUTIONS

The only ingredient I feel confident

that can be changed up is the mix-
ins. Chocolate chips, sprinkles,
peanut butter chips, etc. DO NOT
change anything else in this recipe. If
you do I cannot guarantee they will
turn out! Here are a few notes on the
ingredients I usually use!

Butter. I use Kirkland Brand

Salted Butter from Costco to
make these cookies. I have also
used Tillamook salted butter
with equally excellent results.
Unsalted butter would also be
great! I just recommend tasting
the dough to ensure that it’s
salted to your liking!

White Sugar. I always

use Wholesome Organic Cane
Sugar (also purchased from
Costco in a 10 LB bag) to make
this chocolate chip cookie recipe.
I have been purchasing that
sugar for as far back as I can
remember and it’s really the only
white sugar I use! But I know
others have had success with
other brands of granulated
sugar as well! And any white,
granulated sugar should work!

Brown sugar. I use light brown

sugar in this recipe for the best
results!

Flour. I recommend using an

unbleached, all-purpose flour to
make these chocolate chip
cookies!

Sea Salt. I exclusively bake and

cook with pure sea salt (usually
purchased from Trader Joe’s or
Sprouts, their house brands).
Sea salt is different than table
salt (that is iodized), so if you
use salt other than sea salt I
recommend testing the recipe
first with 1/2 tsp and then
adjusting to your taste!

Chocolate Chips. As you can

see from the photos, sometimes I
use chocolate chunks, chopped
chocolate, or chocolate chips. It
doesn’t matter what you use, as
long as you use 2 cups!

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