These big fat soft-baked chocolate chip cookies are easy, thick and slightly crispy around the edges. The secret to the chewiest chocolate chip cookie texture is more brown sugar than granulated sugar, add an extra egg yolk, plus a little cornstarch! No chilling required!
Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Yes, that’s right, it’s today! This holiday is just as important as any other on our calendars, so we MUST bake cookies— chocolate chip cookies to be exact!
There are hundreds of chocolate chip cookie recipes out there. Just take a look. Everyone has their favorite— Nestle Tollhouse (cue that Friends episode), a family recipe, or your neighbors. But this recipe really stands out.
Like many of you, I’ve searched far and wide for that perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. A recipe that I can bake over and over again for years to come. The one I bake with my daughter. I’ve tested, tested and retested countless times. I know that you’ll enjoy this cookie just as much as I do!
These Chocolate Chip Cookies Are:
- Extra thick
- The chewiest center with slightly crisp edges
- Studded with chocolate chips
- Undeniably delicious
How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe does require a mixer, but it’s a no chilling recipe. In just 5 steps you’ll have thick
- Cream Butter & Sugars: Start with room temperature butter. You’ll cream the butter and sugars together— this process aerates the butter with produces a softer cookie.
- Add the Eggs & Vanilla Extract: Add in the eggs for structure and the vanilla for flavor.
- Add the Dry Ingredients & Chocolate Chips: We’re using cookie staples such as flour, baking soda and salt, but adding in cornstarch. The cornstarch is a thickening agent which gives the cookies an extra lift and leaves them soft. 1 Tablespoon does the trick! Then, add in the chocolate chips.
- Roll the Dough: Take 1.5 Tablespoons of dough and roll it into balls.
- Bake: These looks are thick so we’re baking them 10-11 minutes. They will look extremely soft, but that’s perfect! The edges should be slightly golden brown.
Secrets to Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Slightly under bake the to create the softness.
- Using cornstarch in the dough helps produce a softer cookie and gives them a lift.
- The extra yolk adds the chewy factor.
Sometimes the simplest recipes are what are the best. There’s no need to convince you to try these since they speak for themselves. After all, it is a chocolate chip cookie.
Warning: these chocolate chip cookies require a tall glass of milk and stretchy pants.
More Cookie Recipes To Try:
- Healthier Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft-Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and sugar together on medium speed until combined and creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in 1/4 cup increments until combined. The cookie dough will be slightly thick. On low speed, beat the chocolate chips.
- Rolls balls of dough, about 1.5 Tablespoons of dough each, into balls. Bake for 10-11 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges. The cookies will look extremely soft. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling. If desired, while the cookies are still warm, press a few extra chocolate chips into the tops.
- Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week.
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