The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
What makes a chocolate chip cookies deliciously chewy on the inside with a crip outside? Today, I share with you my recipe for the best chocolate chip cookie you will ever make. These have been one of my family favorites for a long time and still the one treat I give as gifts almost every Christmas because they are so appreciated.
The BEST EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
I may not have enough food to go around at times but I always have enough cookies in my cookie jar. The chocolate chip cookie is the default cookie that gets made every week.
Well, it all starts with my husband who is a cookie monster. He loves the American chocolate chip cookie. Having lived in the US for so many years, he got used to eating big large bakery style chocolate chip cookies. Over the years, my Aadi has got the same attitude and fascination for the famous chocolate chip cookie.
The secret to being the best cookie mom?
As I said, there are always cookies in my cookie jar. Whenever the kids are on play dates, guess what I’m baking fresh out of the oven? Cookies! Mom happy, kids very happy. What more can you ask for, right?
Some cookie doughs freeze well. Like my Molasses Delights Cookie Recipe, Classic Gingerbread Cookies or Hamentashen Ozen Haman or Purim Cookies and these chocolate chip cookies too. So, I make a big batch, portion them into eight per ziplock bag and store them in the freezer. Guess what? That makes me the most popular cookie mom among the kids.
Freezing the chocolate chip cookie dough (Save/Pin)
As I said above I make a double batch and freeze the extras. The best way to freeze them is to use a cookie scoop/Ice-cream scoop and place them on a baking tray.
The Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
Place the tray in the freezer. Once they are individually frozen (about 2 to three hours), drop them in a ziplock bag. That way they won’t stick together or lose their shape. When it comes to freezing cookie dough, some do very well while some don’t.
Cookies are also a great kids project!
The chocolate chip cookie, being kids favorite, is also a great dough for kids to work with. I find this dough is so forgiving that a little overmixing or undermixing and the cookies still turn out delicious.
While not the best photograph, and yet this is what you have if you get the kids to make cookies. My Rhea loves to eat the butter and sugar mixture. And of course, Aadi always adds twice the amount of chocolate chips. (but who’s complaining – It’s chocolate chips, right?) They will still taste delish!
The BEST EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)
- Flour – It’s best to use plain all-purpose flour for these cookies. They will spread but that is what they are supposed to do.
- Cornstarch – Also called cornflour. This is the secret ingredient in this cookie. The secret is not just that we use cornstarch but that we add it when we cream the butter and sugar. This creates that wonderful chewy texture we love in our famous chocolate chip cookies.
- Sugars – We have both brown and white sugar and these are absolutely necessary. The brown adds softness to the cookie, while the white adds that crispness.
Tip – you can make a softer or crisper chocolate chip cookies if you play around with the ratio of brown: white sugar. - Vanilla – Use a good quality vanilla as it does make a huge difference. I use my homemade vanilla extract.
- Chocolate – These are chocolate chip cookies so technically we should be using chocolate chips, right? Well, guess what? I used them for the pictures on the blog. And yet, in reality, I love to cut chocolate bars into small chunks and add them. Well, at first I did it because it was getting expensive to buy and remember to buy chocolate chips every week. And then, of course, these melt must better in the cookies. So I love these chocolate chunks more than the chips.
The Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe – Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER (Save/Pin)
Useful Tips and Tools
- I’m not a slave to mixers. And yet, when you need some good creaming I have to insist that you use the K-Mix or Kitchen Aid.
- A good baking tray is always important. So, try using a light colored baking trayBaking tray. Another option is to line the baking tray with Parchment Paper.
- If you aren’t going to fill or decorate these cookies a regular rolling pin will work just fine. And yet, a Cookie rolling pin has the side spacers that will also help you with rolling. So all your cookies are leveled and bake evenly.
- Also, it is really important to cool cookies completely on all sides as soon as they come out of the oven. So take them off the baking tray to prevent them cooking further and place them on a Cooking rack so they air circulates on all sides. This prevents steam from going back into the cookie thus…… keeping them crispy not soggy.
- Always bake cookies on the center rack of your Oven. And if you have more than one tray simply bake them one at a time. You can bake two trays at the same time, and yet this can lead to some of the cookies in the bottom tray spreading too much. Also, you can rotate the trays during the baking. This is helpful with some cookies.
- Most cookies usually bake between 10 to 12 minutes. Since cookies bake quickly they can also get over-baked. This is due to our tendency to get distracted at the last minute. Hence, my solution is a kitchen timer that is always set to 10 minutes. I turn it on as soon as I place the cookies in the oven. This has saved me many cookies since my kids always keep me busy.
The BEST Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter – 228 grams (2 sticks/ 1 cup)
- Light brown sugar – 100 grams (1/2 cup)
- White sugar – 100 grams (1/2 cup)
- Eggs – 2 large
- All-purpose flour – 240 grams
- Cornflour /cornstarch – 3 tbsp
- Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/4 tsp
- Chocolate chips – 1 cup
- Pecans or walnuts chopped- 1 cup (optional)
- Vanilla – 2 tsp
Method
- Preheat the oven at 190C/380 F.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt – set aside.
- Cream butter, both sugar and cornstarch until light and fluffy.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla – combine well.
- Add flour mixture – combine well.
- Lastly, add chocolate chips (and nuts if using) – combine well.
- Use a cookie scooper or two tablespoons.
- Drop the cookie dough onto to a baking sheet keeping enough space so the cookies can spread.
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool completely on a cookie rack before storing them in a cookie jar.
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The Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 228 grams Unsalted butter
- 100 grams Light brown sugar
- 100 grams White sugar
- 2 Eggs large
- 240 grams All-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp Cornflour / cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 175 grams Chocolate chips
- 125 grams Pecans or walnuts chopped optional
- 2 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C/380 F.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt - set aside.
- Cream butter, both sugar and cornstarch until light and fluffy.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla - combine well.
- Add flour mixture - combine well.
- Lastly, add chocolate chips (and nuts if using) - combine well.
- Use a cookie scooper or two tablespoons.
- Drop the cookie dough onto to a baking sheet keeping enough space so the cookies can spread.
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool completely on a cookie rack before storing them in a cookie jar.
Nutrition Information
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Ragi
These are definitely the best Chocolate CHips COOKIES
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Ragi. So happy you enjoyed these cookies
James
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe Veena. Your recipes are always perfect. Love these.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, James. So happy you enjoyed this recipe so much. Thank for coming back to write this feedback.
Peter
This is now my goto chocolate chip cookies. I make huge ones and we love it. We are big college boys and these cookies are not just snacks.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Peter. So happy you had success with this recipe and everyone enjoyed it. Thank you so much for coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.
Laesteh
Best cookie recipe ever. Thank you.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Laesteh, Happy you enjoyed it so much.
Joshua
Best Chocolate chip cookies EVER! I agree. Made these a few times now.. LOVE it.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Joshua. I am so happy to hear that you had success with this recipe and enjoy it so much. Thanks for coming back to write this comment. Always appreciate the feedback, especially good ones like this make my day.
Herbert
OMG made these for a son’s school class get together. The kids ate almost 3 cookies each.. THanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Herbert. So happy to hear you had success with my recipe and everyone enjoyed it so much. Wow, three cookies each.. they sure enjoyed it.
Thanks for the lovely comment. Appreciate you coming back to write it. Have a wonderful day.
Engee
I must admit I had doubts when I saw the recipe but with all these reviews I had to try.. and LOVED it. THanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Engee. So happy to hear you had success with my recipe and everyone enjoyed it so much. Thanks for the lovely comment. Appreciate you coming back to write it. Have a wonderful day.
Stanley
Made these cookies and added pecans and walnuts without the chocolate chips. Love them.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Stanley. So happy to hear you had success with my recipe and everyone enjoyed it so much. I love pecans and walnuts too. Thanks for the lovely comment. Appreciate you coming back to write it. Have a wonderful day.
Michael
Made these a few times they are now a favorite. They freeze so well. I made a double batch and froze it last week – baked them 6 at a time – perfect. Thanks for that trick.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Michael. So happy to hear you had success with my recipe and everyone enjoyed it so much. Yes, they do freeze really well. I have them in my fridge all the time too. Thanks for the lovely comment. Appreciate you coming back to write it. Have a wonderful day.
David
I am so tired of looking for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. DAMN!! I found it. Thanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, David. So happy to hear you had success with my recipe and everyone enjoyed it so much. I know what you mean about the perfect cookie hunt. Been there. So glad you like my recipe. Thanks for the lovely comment. Appreciate you coming back to write it. Have a wonderful day.
Jeremy
Made these yesterday with white chocolate chips and added 2 tbsp cocoa powder. Was totally scrumptious
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Jeremy. So happy to hear you had success with my recipe and everyone enjoyed it so much. Ah, you turned these into white chocolate chip cookies. Cool. Thanks for the lovely comment. Appreciate you coming back to write it. Have a wonderful day.
Sonja
Best chocolate chip cookies ever.. Thank you for the recipe my family loves it.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Sonja. So happy to hear you had success with this recipe and that you enjoyed it. Thank you for coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful weekend.
shalini mittal
hello loved the recepies , but we do not eat eggs , can u suggest replacement for egg , ( other than flex seeds as my kids do not like the flavour of flex seeds)
thanks veena
Veena Azmanov
Shalini, I do have an eggless chocolate chip cookie recipe that you will LOVE. Enjoy!
Kevin
Love this recipe, Thank you for sharing.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Kevin. So happy you had success with this recipe and enjoyed it. Thank you so much for coming back to leave this feedback. Have a wonderful day.
William
We use this recipe all the time now. Love how they always turn out perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much William, So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Have a great day.
Donnie
Thank you so much for this recipe. My family loves it.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much Donnie, So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Have a great day.
Clintonwet
Been making these cookies for years now and they turn out perfect every single time. Not too sweet either. Thanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much Clintonweet, So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. We love it too. Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Have a great day.
Robert
These are definitely the best ever chocolate chip cookies. Make them for family and friends often and everyone loves it.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Robert. So happy to hear you enjoy this recipe too. It is a huge hit with us. Thank you for coming back to leave this feedback. Appreciate it very much.
Rc Roma
Made these last week and they were perfect. Love how simple this recipe is.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Roma. So happy you have success with this recipe and enjoyed it. Thank you for coming back to write this feedback too. Have a wonderful day.
eluzuhile
These cookies are my favorite chocolate chip cookies now. We make it all the time. Love how simple and easy your recipe is. Like all other recipes this one was another success for me. Thank you!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Eluzuhile, So happy to hear you had success with this recipe. Sounds delicious! Thank you for coming back to write this feedback, appreciate it very much. Always a great feeling to read such success and positive comments. Thank you.
Lera
These are the best Chocolate Chip Cookies I have ever made. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Lera. So happy that you enjoyed this recipe.Than you for coming back to write this feedback. Always love to hear from people who try my recipes.
Lubaina
I’ve been making ur recepie style cookie since quite sumtime now n every time it’s a hit .. love ur blog too good.. thanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much Lubaina. So happy to hear that..! I am very proud of this cookie recipe…
Samantha
The recipe is just amazing, I have .Made it several times.
However could you tell me if I had to make it eggless how would I go about doing it?
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much Samantha. So happy to hear that. I have not tried to make this eggless so not sure. I know yogurt might be an option but as I said I have not tried so can’t say for sure.
Pauline
I love all your recipes.. gonna make these soon.
Veena Azmanov
Aww thanks Pauline. Appreciate that so much.
Jeanne
You weren’t kidding when you said the best every chocolate chip cookies. Loved them, thanks for the recipe will definitely be making them again.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much Jeanne.
Hedva Meiri
These look delicious! If I want to use margarine instead of butter to make the recipe parve, how much should I use?
Veena Azmanov
Yes, Just replace the butter for either margarine or veg shortening. Personally I prefer veg shortening but since it’s quite expensive in Israel, margarine will work just as well.
Let me know if you like them
Hedva Meiri
Thank you! I hope to make them this weekend.
Mehnaz from mauritius
Gonna try it straight away! Love your blog:), keep it coming <3