Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (Soft, Chewy & Perfect Every Time!)

This classic chocolate chip cookie recipe makes soft, chewy, bakery-style cookies with golden edges and gooey centers. Easy to make in under 30 minutes — the ultimate homemade treat for every cookie lover!

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe: Soft, Chewy, and Irresistible

There’s nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafting through the kitchen. Warm, golden, and filled with melty chocolate chips — it’s the kind of simple joy that never gets old.

For me, chocolate chip cookies are pure nostalgia. I remember standing on a stool as a kid, sneaking chocolate chips from the bowl while helping my mom stir the dough. These cookies have always been a family favorite — crisp on the edges, soft in the center, and perfectly buttery.

This easy chocolate chip cookie recipe gives you bakery-style results every time — perfect for sharing, gifting, or just treating yourself with a glass of cold milk.

Recipe Card

Servings: 24 cookies Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cookies:

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

• ¾ cup brown sugar, packed

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk

• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (or chunks)

Optional Add-Ins:

• ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

• A pinch of sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

1. Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

3. Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth and glossy. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.

4. Form the Dough: Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just incorporated — do not overmix. Fold in chocolate chips (and nuts, if using).

5. Shape and Bake: Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie and place on the baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake for 9–11 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers look just set.

6. Cool and Enjoy: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.

Tips for the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Melted butter gives the cookies a chewier, bakery-style texture.

• Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking if you want thicker cookies.

• Use a mix of brown and white sugar for depth of flavor and perfect chewiness.

• Don’t overbake — cookies should look slightly underdone when you take them out; they’ll firm up as they cool.

• Try using chunks of dark and milk chocolate for extra gooey pockets of flavor.

Final Thoughts

These classic chocolate chip cookies are everything a cookie should be — chewy, buttery, and loaded with chocolate in every bite. They’re simple enough for everyday baking but special enough for holidays, bake sales, or late-night cravings.

Pair them with a tall glass of milk, share them with loved ones, or keep them all to yourself (no judgment here!).

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