The BEST Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
truly the only chocolate chip cookie recipe you need in your life ! crispy, chewy, delicious
Equipment
- stand mixer
- mixing bowl
- cookie sheets
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour 375g
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
topping
- sprinkle flaky sea salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, salt and baking soda, set aside
- In the standing mixer bowl, with paddle attachment, mix butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and creamy (about 3-4 minutes)
- Add eggs and vanilla, mix on low until combined
- Slowly add in flour mixture while mixing on low until all combined with no dry spots
- Add chocolate chips and hand mix in until evenly distrubuted
- Transfer bowl to the refrigerator for 20 minutes while you preheat your oven. This step is important to allow for even cooking, and to get that soft chewy center.
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Lightly grease your cookie sheet pan or line with parchment paper.
- Form cookie dough into like size balls, using a cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon. Aim for golfball size.
- Place cookie dough on your baking sheet a couple inches apart, leaving enough room for them to spread out.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes, until the edges are beginning to brown. They will continue to cook a little once removed from the oven.
- When you remove the cookie sheet from the oven, lightly tap it on the counter to "deflate" the cookies.
- Sprinkle the tops of each cookie with a small about of flaky sea salt for the most perfect and balanced finish and let cool before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Enjoy!