Golden-edged and irresistibly chewy, these classic chocolate chip cookies have the perfect balance of buttery dough and rich, gooey chocolate chips.
Each soft-centered bite delivers nostalgic sweetness. Served solo or with a cold glass of milk, these timeless treats are pure comfort in every crave-worthy bite.
Whether you like crunchy dipping cookies or chewy cookies, I think that chocolate chip cookies are the epitome of an American childhood snack.
There is nothing that makes me feel like a kid again more than a classic chocolate chip cookie.
To Make This Recipe You Will Need:
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- baking soda
- baking powder
- unsalted butter
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chips
- finely chopped pecans
- baking sheet or stone
- parchment paper
- mixing bowls
- mixer
- cookie scoop
- rubber spatula
- plastic wrap
Watch Me Make This Recipe in the Video Below
How to Make the Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
To begin, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl. Give them a stir to mix them together.
In your mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until they are fluffy and pale, about 3-4 minutes.
Beat in the eggs one at a time and then add in the vanilla.
Add in the dry ingredients and mix on slow speed until it is combined.
Add in the chocolate chips and pecans. Stir them in by hand.
For these cookies, you can use semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or even some dark chocolate chips. Whatever you happen to have in the pantry will work just fine.
Cover the dough with some plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
How to Bake the Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
When you are ready to bake them, heat your oven to 375°(F).
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Scoop the dough, by rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart, onto parchment paper for a baking stone or a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges, but still a bit soft in the center.
Let the cookies cool in place for about 10 minutes, then transfer them to cooling racks to cool completely.
TIP: By baking the cookies on parchment paper, you can immediately, carefully slide the hot cookies onto your cooling rack to cool them quickly. That frees your baking sheet/stone for the next sheet of cookies.
I use two sheets of parchment paper so that one can be in the oven and the second can be ready with the cookie dough, waiting to go into the oven. This significantly cuts down your oven and kitchen time, since you don’t have to wait for the cookies to cool in between each pan.
Enjoy these beauties!
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ c all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ¼ c unsalted butter, 2 1/2 sticks, room temperature
- 1 ¾ c brown sugar
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 c chocolate chips, whatever kind you like best
- ½ c finely chopped pecans, optional
Instructions
- To begin, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl. Give them a stir to mix them together.
- In your mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until they are fluffy and pale, about 3-4 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time and then add in the vanilla.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix on slow speed until it is combined.
- Add in the chocolate chips and pecans. Stir them in by hand.
- Cover the dough with some plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
- When you are ready to bake them, heat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Scoop the dough, by rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart, onto parchment paper for a baking stone or a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges, but still a bit soft in the center. Let the cookies cool in place for about 10 minutes, then transfer them to cooling racks to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
Equipment Used
- baking sheet or stone
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Nutrition
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This post was originally written in 2015, and updated in 2024.
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