These easy chocolate chip cookies are quick to mix up and bake into perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookies. Easy and delicious!
I’m sharing my favourite cookie recipe with you today.
Yes, I do like the classics the best. You just can’t beat a good chocolate chip cookie in my humble opinion.
It’s one of those things that I just can’t say no to.
The beauty of this recipe for easy chocolate chip cookies is just that. They’re easy.
All the usual ingredients, it only takes a couple minutes to mix up the dough, and you don’t have to chill it before baking.
I rarely bother with chilling this dough and you usually can’t tell. Although I will say that if the kitchen is really warm, or I’ve let the butter get too soft, I will add a chilling step so that the cookies don’t spread way too much. But typically, I don’t find it necessary with this recipe.
And that, my friends, is why I love this recipe. I likely won’t ever make another chocolate chip cookie recipe quite as often as I make this one.
Because who wants to wait for cookies?
Why do my chocolate chip cookies go flat when I bake them?
Cookies they will spread too much in the oven when the butter is too soft and warm. I usually bake these cookies without chilling the dough and they bake perfectly.
But, if it’s a warm day and the butter is super soft when I mix up the cookie dough, they will can spread too much and be really flat. So on a really warm day, I will sometimes chill the dough for 30-60 minutes before baking it.
Your butter should be soft enough that it indents fairly easily if you press your finger against it, but not so soft that it slides right through.
What is the best way to store chocolate chip cookies?
The best way to store these cookies is in an airtight container at room temperature. Make sure to let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack first.
Can you freeze fresh baked cookies?
I freeze freshly baked cookies all the time. After they cool completely you can freeze them in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
How to make Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies:
- Make sure your butter is softened before mixing up your cookie dough, but not too soft. It should be soft enough that it indents fairly easily if you press the back of a spoon against the side of it, but not so soft that the spoon slides right through.
- Like most cookies, these will not look like they’re completely done when you take them from the oven. They should just be starting to brown on the edges, but the middles should still look under-baked. That’s okay, they will firm up as they cool, but if you leave them in the oven until they look totally done, they will be crispy instead of chewy.
- I generally don’t bother chilling this dough before baking, but if you like your cookies to be really puffy and not spread out much, you can chill the dough for 30-60 minutes before baking it.
Here are some more great chocolate chip cookie recipes for you:
- Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chewy Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
These easy chocolate chip cookies are quick to mix up and bake into perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookies. Easy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar, lightly packed
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla together until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Form the dough into golf ball sized balls (1.5-2 tablespoons) and place them about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, or just until the edges start to brown. Do not over-bake them or they will be crispy rather than chewy.
- They still look under-baked when you take them out of the oven, but will firm up as they cool.
- Let the cookies cool on the pan for about 5 minutes and them move to a wire rack to cool completely. Store them in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 174Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 86mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
Nutrition Information is estimated based on ingredients used and may not be exact.
I’ve also shared this Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe over on Food Fanatic.
Angela Mellace
Tuesday 21st of December 2021
I put instead of putting 1/2 ya ble spoon instead of teaspoon what do I do baking powder baking soda cinnamon what should I do
Stacey
Tuesday 21st of December 2021
If you put 1/2tbsp instead of 1/2 tsp, then you used enough for a triple batch. So I would just increase the rest of the ingredients to match and make a triple batch. So anything you have already added add another double amount of that ingredient so you have triple everything.
Rosa
Saturday 13th of July 2019
Hello Stacey, I made the chewy banana chocolate chips cookies and it was a hit the grandkids love it, I’ll try this one for sure. If to mesure the flour by gram what will be please?
Stacey
Saturday 13th of July 2019
Hi Rosa, I usually get 5 oz of flour (142g) per cup. I use the scoop and sweep method to measure my flour. I'm glad you liked the banana chocolate chip cookies!
Jane Miller
Wednesday 27th of March 2019
Thanks for this recipe! The outside is crunchy and the inside is nice and chewy. However, my cookies did not spread as much as I would have like them to and I did make sure to use baking soda. So I am not sure why my cookies didn’t spread overall the taste was great so absolutely loved them.
Stacey
Wednesday 27th of March 2019
There are a couple things that might cause that to happen. If your butter is cold (if you chilled the dough before baking) the cookies won't spread as much and will stay fairly thick. The other thing that can contribute is if you used a little more flour then the recipe called for. That's super easy to do - even if you just measure your flour differently then I do you can easily end up with a couple extra tablespoons which can make your cookies thicker. I use the scoop and sweep method to measure flour - scoop the measuring cup through loosened flour and then sweep the excess flour off with a knife, without shaking it down into the cup to level it off. Those are the two possibilities I can think of, so hopefully that helps! I'm glad you still enjoyed the cookies though!
Mary Lou Hunter
Friday 22nd of March 2019
I prefer crispy chocolate chip cookies. Do you have a fail proof crispy chocolate chip cookie recipe
Stacey
Monday 25th of March 2019
No, I'm sorry, I don't have one right now! But if I try a good one soon I will post it ASAP!