Last night, after a nice and easy dinner with my brother and sister in law, everyone turned to dessert. I didn’t move fast enough, and missed getting some ice cream, but secretly I wasn’t too disappointed. What I really wanted was a few warm chocolate chip cookies. Lucky for me, my 12 year old stepped up and made some for me. I LOVE a warm chocolate chip cookie!
After many years of trying different cookie recipes, I found this one several years ago and I’ve stuck with it ever since. We’ve put it through rigorous taste-testing and trials. Even my kids can make this cookie turn out deliciously.
Enjoy!
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Who doesn’t love a soft and chunky chocolate chip cookie, fresh out of the oven?
Author: Lolli Franklin
Recipe type: cookie
Ingredients
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened (don’t substitute margarine)
- 1 large egg
- 2¼ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ to 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 F.
- Mix sugars, butter, egg in large bowl.
- Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff).
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Tip: Mix the dough with a wooden spoon, not with an electric mixer. They’ll be bumpier if you stir by hand!
- Place dough in small balls in ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly and remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
Notes
Tips:
* Don’t melt your butter all the way before mixing it with the other ingredients. Soft but but not runny/hot butter makes the best cookies.
* Place the dough in the fridge for a few minutes before baking.
* My first batch almost never turns out “perfect”….so why not make that first batch small (a test batch) while the rest of the dough is chilling in the fridge?
© 2012, Lolli. All rights reserved.
How many cookies does this make??
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Lolli Reply:
May 15th, 2012 at 9:02 am
Joanna, This recipe typically makes a little over 3 dozen for me, but exact numbers will vary depending on cookie size. Thanks!
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Joanna Reply:
May 15th, 2012 at 10:04 am
What size cookies! Thanks so much
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Lolli Reply:
May 15th, 2012 at 10:07 am
I’d guess that mine end up being a little more than 2 inches around.
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Yum. Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite!
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YUM! These look amazing!
Kas
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Oh my goodness. These cookies looks so yummy. I have to get in the kitchen and make some.
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Lolli Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:49 am
Too bad you can’t make it over to my house this afternoon. I have plenty to share.
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