🍪🍫 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (Soft, Chewy & Golden)
Classic bakery-style cookies with crispy edges, soft centers, and lots of melty chocolate chips.
🛒 Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (or chunks 🍫)
Optional
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 🌰
- Extra chocolate chips for topping
🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
Set oven to 175°C (350°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter & sugars
Mix butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add wet ingredients
Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth.
4. Add dry ingredients
Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt.
Mix just until combined—don’t overmix.
5. Add chocolate chips
Fold in chocolate chips (and nuts if using).
6. Shape cookies
Scoop dough into balls and place on tray, leaving space between them.
7. Bake
Bake for 9–12 minutes until edges are golden but centers still soft.
8. Cool
Let rest on tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
🍪 Tips for perfect cookies
- Brown sugar = chewiness
- Slightly underbake for soft centers
- Chill dough 30 minutes for thicker cookies
- Add sea salt on top for bakery flavor
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With cold milk 🥛
- Warm with ice cream 🍦
- Or dipped in coffee ☕
If you want, I can also make:
- a crispy thin cookie version
- a giant bakery-style cookie recipe
- or a stuffed Nutella chocolate chip cookie recipe
