Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
Chocolate Chips
Method
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it's ready for baking.
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
Mixing
- 3
Cream Butter and Sugars
In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy, which should take about 3-5 minutes.
- 4
Add Eggs and Vanilla
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Then mix in the vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- 5
Combine Mixtures
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- 6
Fold in Chocolate Chips
Gently fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Baking
- 7
Scoop Dough
Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop rounded balls of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving space between each cookie.
- 8
Bake Cookies
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. The centers may look slightly underbaked but will firm up as they cool.
- 9
Cool Cookies
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.