The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe -

Chocolate chip cookies on baking sheet with chocolate chips in a bowl in the corner.

The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Sweet, golden brown chocolate chip cookies that are perfectly soft and chewy.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chewy, chocolate chip, golden

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 18

Resting Time: 20

Servings: people

Calories: 284kcal

Author: Candace Bourzac

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 egg, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Set aside.
Mix dry ingredients together: 2 cups flour; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
With a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup white sugar; and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
Mix in the egg for about 30 seconds. Mix in the 1 tsp vanilla.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. I like to do this in three batches, almost fully incorporating each batch of dry ingredients into wet before adding the next batch.
Mix in the chocolate chips.
Onto the prepared cookie sheets, drop 1/4 inch dough balls using either a spoon or a cookie scoop. You should get a total of 12 dough balls on each sheet.
Put the sheets of dough into the fridge and chill for 20 minutes. The cookies, not you. You still have work to do!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Clean up the kitchen while the dough is chillin'.
Bake the cookies one sheet at a time, on the middle rack, for 18 minutes.
Let the cookies rest for 5 minutes, they've earned it, then move them to a cookie rack to cool completely.
Ok, ok, enjoy a cookie while they're still warm. Warm cookies are the secret to a good day.

Notes

The nutrition information listed is for comparison purposes only and may vary based on individual cooking styles and measurements. The nutritional information calculated uses a third-party algorithm. Please consult a health professional for any nutrition guidance.

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