Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy brown-sugar cookies studded with chocolate.
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Join HomecookedIngredients
- 280 g All-purpose flour
- 170 g Butter
- 150 g Brown sugar
- 100 g Sugar
- 2 Egg
- 200 g Chocolate chips
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Salt
Method
- Heat the oven to 180C (350F) and let it come up to temperature.
- Cream the butter with both sugars until pale and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla, then fold in the flour, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips until just combined.
- Scoop onto trays and bake until golden at the edges but soft in the centre, about 11 minutes.
- Cool on the tray a few minutes so they set, then serve.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Chocolate Chip Cookies
The chocolate chip cookie is the definitive American home-baking cookie, and this is the chewy, brown-sugar-forward version rather than the thin and crisp one. Creaming butter with both white and brown sugar builds the structure, while the higher share of brown sugar brings moisture and a faint caramel, molasses note that keeps the middles soft. Vanilla rounds it out and the chocolate chips melt into pockets throughout. A batch yields a dozen, ready in about half an hour.
The trick to that bakery texture is pulling the cookies while the edges are set and golden but the centers still look underdone, then letting them finish setting on the hot tray. This carryover cooking is what leaves you with crisp rims and a soft, chewy core rather than a uniformly crunchy cookie. They are the ultimate any-occasion bake, equally at home warm from the tray with a glass of milk or packed into a lunchbox. Good chocolate chips and not overbaking are really the only things standing between you and the ideal one.
Chocolate Chip Cookies: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Chocolate Chip Cookies?
One serving of Chocolate Chip Cookies has about 361 calories, with 5g of protein, 46g of carbs, 19g of fat and 1g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Chocolate Chip Cookies gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains All-purpose flour. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Chocolate Chip Cookies dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Chocolate Chip Cookies take to make?
About 30 minutes start to finish, but only around 15 of those are hands-on — the rest is cooking time. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Chocolate Chip Cookies make?
This recipe makes 12 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.