Soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies that taste like they’re from a bakery but even better fresh from your own oven. Warm, gooey, and packed with melty chocolate chip, these are a cookie lover’s dream.
My family loves these cookies, especially my hubs. This is a cookie miracle since he is uber-picky about cookies. He only likes cookies with almond extract, lime zest, or pecans, so the fact that he loves these blew me away.
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I love cookies as well, but I’m more of a cookie dough fan. With these Best Ever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, I would preserve the cookie dough for more cookies. It’s true. I love that these cookies have a nice chewy center with a slightly crisp outer edge.
You could easily use mini-chocolate chips to give the cookies a more cafe-like look, but I love using just regular chocolate chips. I love the big chunks of chocolate.
To to making Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love chocolate chip cookies. I have been trying new things and ways to perfect them for years. Of course, when doing this, I always think of that Friends episode of Monica losing the recipe Phoebe gave her, which was her grandmother’s recipe for the best-ever chocolate chip cookies. Monica spent hours trying to recreate it, and then Phoebe remembered it was on the back of the Nestle Toll House bag of chocolate chips.
I can’t wait for you to try these fantastic Best Ever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. Trust me, you may make more than one batch the first day you make them.
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Best Ever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt normal salt will do as well
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt butter, I did this in my microwave for 45 seconds. Be sure to cover with a paper towel when heating the butter in the microwave or it will splatter.
- In a small mixing bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch and stir to combine, set aside.
- Allow butter to cool to room temperature, then in a large mixing bowl add butter, brown sugar, and sugar. Cream using a hand mixer for one minute or until completely smooth and light.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla to butter mixture.
- Add flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Add chocolate chips and stir by hand until evenly combined.
- Cover dough and set in the refrigerator. Allow to chill for 1 hour, sometimes I am not patient enough and only set it in there for 30 minutes and the cookies are just fine.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Scoop dough and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Place in preheated oven and bake for 12 minutes, or until edges are a nice golden brown and center is still soft. Don’t over bake! You want a chewy cookie.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes, then devour. You may need to make more than one batch; they are that good.
just checking…..2 TABLESPOONS vanilla?
Thanks for catching that, it is 2 teaspoons with that said we are overly generous and I probably do a little over a tablespoon.
xo
This is the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. I made a batch yesterday, and I’m already making another one today.
These are just…beyond! I can’t wait to make them – and why did I never know about the cornstarch trick before?? Can’t wait to enjoy these!
This is the perfect consistency of cookies. Perfect recipe!
Absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to make a basket of this!
The only chocolate chip cookie recipe I make. They are SO soft.
I just baked a batch of your Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they are truly the best I’ve ever had! Perfectly chewy and so chocolatey. My family can’t get enough of them!
These are so addicting!
What sets these cookies apart is the perfect balance of textures and flavors, creating a truly indulgent experience.
Chewy and so delicious! Great recipe
I just made a batch of your Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they are hands down the best I’ve ever tasted! Perfectly chewy and packed with rich chocolate flavor. My family is absolutely obsessed!
Incredibly delicious! I can’t wait to make a whole basket of this!
Does it matter what type of chocolate chips – to be any baking chocolate chips or couverture chocolate?
I used baking chocolate chips, you could use couverture chocolate, I imagine that would even be better.
It’s 2025 and I’m here 🙂 asking about storing. How do I store these cookies properly so that they don’t get crispy or hard the next day? Also, what would happen if I brown the butter first? I like that flavor in my cookies.
I love the idea of browning the butter, but have not tried that in this recipe, so I could not say, but I will try that soon and let you know.
Love this recipie! There are not many out there that include melting the butter and adding cornstarch. Great job!