My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Move over Tollhouse…this is the recipe that should be on the chocolate chip bag!

I’m a sucker for a good chocolate chip cookie. And boy have I used a lot of recipes. Some good, some bad, but this one is my favorite. I make it at least once a week, and by now my older daughter can make them almost from memory. 

I grew up thinking there was just one way to make chocolate chip cookies. We all know the recipe because it’s been on the back of the Nestlé bag for generations, but is it really that good? Maybe if done perfectly, and at low elevation. But usually they turn out flat and tough instead of chewy. Or that’s my opinion anyway. I prefer my cookies puffy, chewy, and basically raw, my husband prefers them overcooked, oops, I mean fully cooked. But maybe you like them somewhere in the middle.But no matter how long you cook them for, they’ll be delicious at any stage, even the dough is yummy, I know because I usually eat about 3 cookies worth of dough before they ever make it into the fridge. 

Which brings me to my next point, the key to these cookies is to refrigerate them for a minimum of one hour before baking them. I like to refrigerate them on the day I make them, cook a few that night, and then freeze the rest. That way we have fresh baked chocolate chip cookies every night, and they can last up to a week in your freezer. Probably longer but ours never last more than 5 nights. 

Indulging in a perfectly baked chocolate chip cookie is a universal experience that transcends age, culture, and culinary preferences. The mere mention of these golden-brown treasures stirs a sense of nostalgia and anticipation, evoking memories of childhood kitchens filled with the heavenly scent of melting chocolate and brown sugar. A great chocolate chip cookie is a harmonious blend of textures—a crisp exterior giving way to a soft, gooey center studded with pockets of rich, melted chocolate. With each delightful bite, the symphony of flavors unfolds: the sweet and buttery dough, the nuanced caramel notes, and the bursts of pure joy from the chocolate morsels. Whether enjoyed warm from the oven or savored as a midnight snack, the chocolate chip cookie is an edible testament to the simple pleasures in life. It’s not just a cookie; it’s a celebration of the sweet moments that bring comfort, joy, and an undeniable love for the timeless classic that is the chocolate chip cookie.

I’m not sure what else I can say about these cookies, or how much I love chocolate chip cookies in general. But I suggest that you gives this recipe a try, and let me know in the comments what you think of it! 

Tip: I recommend not using a stand mixer, or a hand mixer. Mixers have the potential to over mix the wet ingredients, which makes the cookies tough. Instead I mix with a fork and then by hand, working the dough almost like you would pie dough. 

Mise En Place

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
• If you are using a non-stick sheet tray don’t worry about greasing it, if you aren’t using non-stick grease lightly with butter
• Have a container ready to put the dough balls in while they rest in the fridge

Check out my instagram to see this recipe from start to finish

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Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla 
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preparation

• Mix dry ingredients until combined
• Cream together butter, white and brown sugars
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix until fully combined, being careful not to over mix
• Add dry ingredients into wet, and mix using a fork or your hands until dough forms a ball and is fully incorporated
• Add chocolate chips and mix by hand again
• Either using a dough scoop or your hands make balls of dough to put in the fridge for 1 hour minimum
• Bake for 10-13 minutes (depending on how cooked you like them) at 350 degrees

Hopefully you love these cookies as much as I do, maybe it will even become your family recipe!