If you need the best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, look no further! These homemade chewy chocolate chip cookies are everything you want and need a chocolate chip cookie to be: soft and chewy in the centers, buttery on the edges, and full of chocolate chips in every single bite!
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 + 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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With a hand mixer or a standing mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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Add in the granulated sugar and the brown sugar, and mix until well combined.
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Add in the egg, and mix until well combined.
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Next, add in the salt, baking soda, espresso powder and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
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Add in flour, mixing until combined.
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Lastly, mix in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
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Chill the dough for 20-30 minutes (you can bake these right away, but the cookies will spread more and won’t be as thick).*
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Scoop your cookies with a large cookie scoop and evenly space them apart on your parchment lined cookie sheet. (You want the cookies to be about 1 1/2 Tbsp to 2 Tbsp in size, which is usually the size of a large cookie scoop).
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Bake for 10-12 minutes. You want the cookies to be just *barely* golden brown on top (this will make sure they are soft and chewy in the centers).**
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If desired, use the remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips to add some extra chips on top of the cookies (I do this after the cookies have cooled for about 1-2 minutes).
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Allow the cookies to cool at least 5-10 minutes before serving.
*Alternately, you can immediately form the dough into balls, place on your cookie sheet, and freeze for 5-10 minutes before baking. There are more instructions in the post on this.
**If you prefer your cookies chewy with a bit of a crisp edge, allow the cookies to bake until they are lightly golden brown, about 1 minute longer or so.