Description
Classic chocolate chip cookies start their delicious journey with simple ingredients mixed to perfection. Crisp edges and gooey centers make these treats irresistible for anyone craving comfort from the oven.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (160 g) packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups (340 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup (60 g) chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans), optional
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Heat oven to 375F (190C), positioning rack centrally for uniform warmth and optimal baking conditions.
- Surface Setup: Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats to prevent adhesion and facilitate effortless cookie removal.
- Butter Fusion: Thoroughly cream butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl until the mixture achieves a light, airy consistency with a delicate golden tone, creating a smooth foundational base.
- Liquid Integration: Whisk eggs into the butter mixture one at a time, ensuring complete incorporation, then gently fold in vanilla extract to enhance the aromatic profile.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together, eliminating potential lumps, then carefully fold into the wet ingredients until just combined, maintaining the dough’s delicate structure.
- Chocolate Dispersal: Gently fold chocolate chips throughout the dough, ensuring even distribution for a consistent flavor experience in every bite.
- Portioning and Placement: Utilize a cookie scoop to create uniform rounded portions, positioning them generously across prepared baking sheets with sufficient spacing to allow natural spreading.
- Baking Transformation: Slide trays into the preheated oven and bake for 9-11 minutes, monitoring for golden-brown edges and slightly soft centers that promise a perfect texture.
- Cooling Process: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheets to stabilize, then transfer to a wire cooling rack, enabling them to develop their signature crisp exterior and tender interior.
Notes
Optimize Butter Temperature: Soften butter at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before mixing, ensuring it’s pliable but not melted, which helps create the perfect cookie texture and even blending.
Control Dough Consistency: Avoid overmixing after adding flour to prevent tough, dense cookies; stop stirring the moment dry ingredients are just incorporated for a tender, soft result.
Chocolate Chip Distribution: Gently fold chocolate chips into the dough’s final stage, ensuring even spread and preventing chocolate from sinking to the bottom during baking.
Customize Texture Variations: Experiment with chilling dough for 30 minutes before baking to create thicker, less-spread cookies, or add a pinch of sea salt on top for enhanced flavor complexity and gourmet touch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg