Description
Indulge in the classic goodness of homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies. These cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with chocolate chips and optional nuts for extra crunch.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup brown sugar (packed)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Mix-ins:
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
- Integrate Mix-ins: Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts if using.
- Bake: Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 9 to 11 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For softer cookies, slightly underbake and let them finish setting on the baking sheet.
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes yields thicker cookies.
- Vary the chocolate by using chunks or a mix of dark and milk chocolate.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
