Chocolate chip cookies are a classic indulgence that everyone loves. This recipe is super simple to make that they will turn out soft and chewy every time. Throw out every other recipe you have, these homemade cookies really are the best!
We are all about keeping our baking endeavors very simple around here. Homemade Brownies, 30 Minute Dinner Rolls, Shortcut Apple Turnovers and MORE! These chocolate chip cookies rank right up there with EASY baking recipes… and they taste AMAZING!!!!
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
I can cook a mean dinner, but give me some flour and measuring spoons and I get suuuuper nervous! In all honesty, not too many things that I bake turn out decent, and I’ve had too many kitchen fails have made me lose some baking confidence. So you’ll have to believe me when I say these chocolate chip cookies are seriously the BEST.
Like you, I’ve tried dozens of recipes and this one is by far my favorite. Not only is it a simple recipe but these cookies turn out soft and chewy every time I make a batch. And you know they’re good because almost every time make these for other people, they will ask me for the recipe. So if I can make these and have family and friends ooh and ahh over them, you can too, I promise.
I got the recipe from my cousin who has been perfecting it over the last 20 years and she has made so many times over the years she could make these in her sleep. Anyone who bakes cookies in their sleep is welcome to stay the night at my house any day of the week! Just sayin’……
How To Make Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the eggs, sugars, butter and vanilla
- Using a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients together
- Stir in the chocolate chips to the mixture
- Place golf ball sized balls of dough onto a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 9-10 minutes until the edges become a light brown
How To Get Soft Cookies
- Be sure you don’t cook these chocolate chip cookies for longer than the recommended 10 minutes or they’ll become crispy
- Leave your ingredients out for about 30 minutes before you start mixing the ingredients so they are at room temperature
- Be sure to cream the wet ingredients together. Don’t warm the butter in the microwave or it will be too hot and liquefied. This will cause your cookies to become flat when you bake them.
- Make sure your balls of dough are uniform and properly spaced so they will bake evenly
Can You Freeze Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yes, you can freeze these chocolate chip cookies by placing them in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Let’s be honest though, if you’re like me, you won’t have the will power to set aside a fresh batch of these when they’re soft, chewy and warm from the oven. However, if you want to make a bigger batch of dough and freeze the extra to bake later at a moment’s notice, then I think you’re brilliant!
Be sure to wrap the dough tightly with plastic wrap before placing it in the freezer. I’ve found that rolling it into a log shape before wrapping it is the easiest way to wrap and store it. When you’re ready to use it, let it thaw long enough to be able to mold the dough into the appropriate sized ball and then bake according to the directions.
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Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Now that you’ve seen just how easy this recipe is, you have to give it a try. I promise, you’ll love these cookies! Leave us a comment below and let me know if you agree with me or not. Or tag us on social media so we can be jealous watching you eat these amazing chocolate chip cookies!
Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350.
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In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
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In another bowl , mix together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda .
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Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
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Stir in chocolate chips .
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With your fingers, place golf ball sized portions 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
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Bake 9-10 minutes or just until edges are light brown.
Recipe Notes
The key to these cookies is not to bake them past the recommended 10 minutes. That way, after cooking they are nice and chewy.
My 13 year old has been asking to do more baking and he LOVES chocolate chip cookies. I’m going to have him give this a try this summer.
He’s going to love these!
Now those cookies look like perfection.
Thanks Lewis! These really are my favorite cookies to make!
First off, I never write reviews, but these cookies certainly merit a response!
I finally had some chocolate chips on hand, and the hubs was dying for cookies! This was the 1st recipe I found when googling, and I am SO glad I found it! I followed the recipe to a “T” and did use a handheld mixer. I was worried because the dough was so sticky, but these cookies turned out FABULOUS! My husband always prefers “break and bakes” over homemade cookies, and this was the 1st recipe I used in which he said homemade beat the frozen ones – hands down!
I did add a little bit of peanut butter chips as well, and these were so good! Also, this is SO easy! Great, easy recipie that I’ll be writing down in my recipe box. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
Emily, your kind comment MADE MY DAY!!! I am so glad you like these cookies so much – thanks for stopping by and thanks for leaving a comment!
xoxo,
Steph
How many cookies does this make for a medium sized cookie?
That would depend on how much cookie dough you consume before they actually make it into the oven! 🙂 I will have to make them again to double check and I will let you know. Gives me an excuse to make them this weekend! 🙂
Love this recipe my boy loved them to thanks for sharing will continue to use this recipe thank you
Mine didn’t turn out at all ;(. I was so excited to try them and try something new and easy. They turned out completely flat. BUT, in spite of some of the above comments, I took the risk and used my kitchen aid. The batter consistency wasn’t as cakey as I had hoped—I ended up adding another 1/4 cup of flour. I truly think it was “operator error” :D. I have a feeling it had something to do with my baking soda. I won’t give up, though! These look too delicious not to nail the recipe! P.S. They still taste yummy though 😉
Your comment made me smile Adrienne- I don’t follow directions well at all! You’d think all my kitchen fails would make me more determined to follow directions- but nope. I still do my own thing and wonder why it doesn’t ever work out! I’m glad I am not the only one!
THESE WERE SO EASY! Dk what’s wrong with the people saying otherwise. Loved them.
Thanks so much! They are seriously so easy and yummy 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I was looking for an easy recipe and this is it!
They looked exactly like the picture and tasted delicious.
thank you! I’m pinning this for future reference…. 🙂
I’m so glad you liked them! Thanks for trying them out and pinning!
Hown many cookies does this recipe make?
I can get at least 3 dozen- and that’s with plenty of taste-testing the dough beforehand! 🙂
Thank you so much for this delicious recipe!!! This is hands down the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ive ever made! and I have been searching for a long time! Mine came out a little flat too but why does that matter? They were so yummy. I put some right in the oven after mixing, and put the rest of the dough in the fridge. So we’ll see how those come out tomorrow.
I am so glad you liked them Karla! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for leaving a nice comment!
You’re very welcome! So the batch I made in the fridge came out about the same. A little flat, but they were just as delicious as the first batch. My brothers and sisters came to visit and they disappeared almost as soon as they were out of the oven. Thanks again!
Why some come out flat and others are just fine is quite the mystery! At least they taste delicious!!! I am so glad you like the recipe Karla, thanks again for stopping by and taking the time to comment! Have a great weekend…………
how much does this make
I can get at least 3 dozen- and that’s with plenty of taste-testing the dough beforehand! 🙂
I was looking for a good chocolate chip cookie recipe and I came across this one on pinterest, but I was just wonder how many cookies this recipe yields?
I can get at least 3 dozen- and that’s with plenty of taste-testing the dough beforehand! 🙂
I am not a baker. Not because I don’t liked baked goods but I figure that if I learn how to bake well, I will bake all the time and I really can’t afford a new wardrobe. However, I was tasked with bringing in a treat to my daughter’s kindergarden class and I thought that chocolate chip cookies would be a good choice. I reviewed a few different recipes with my “expert” eye (HA!) and ended up picking this one (thanks to the word “Easy” in the title). They turned out great and I received rave reviews from the kids and their parents. 2 things though – I did chill the dough for about 1.5 hours and I baked them for 11 minutes in my oven. They were crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. YUM!!!!
I am so glad they turned out for you Danielle! And as a non-baker myself, I too can appreciate a recipe that actually turns out like it is supposed to! Have a great week………..
HA! This is the same chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve been using for years. I have it in a recipe book called “Top Secret Recipes”.
These are great, for the people who have flat cookies try refrigerating the dough for an hour, and some sometimes I add 2 TBSP extra flour to help with that too.
Thanks for your comments- I appreciate you stopping by! And I guess this recipe isn’t “Top Secret” anymore! 🙂
I actually made them today. It was the power of your pictures.
Then I am coming over! I will bring the milk!
These cookies turned out great a few days ago when made with my friends, we made them really large, and cooked them for 15-20 minutes. At our bake sale, they were our first to go, so thank you! I am making them by myself now, for another bake sale. They are turning out flat and not too good… Could you show a picture of the dough before it should go into the oven? That would help tremendously!
*Also, is it ok for them to be baked on parchment paper? Thanks for the help!
I never use parchment paper, so I really don’t know if you can use it, but I don’t see why not! And I don’t have plans to make these in the next little while, but when I do I will try to snap a picture of the dough.
Thank you so much! I was not sure if the parchment caused the bottoms to not have that delicious crunch… Thanks again guys!
Parchment paper works well. I use it all the time.
Thanks!
I make a lot of cookies, and these are EASY and DELICIOUS. Using a kitchenaid mixer, or overworking will make them a flatter cookie. Thanks for a great go to recipe!
I appreciate your comment Alana! Thanks so much!!!! 🙂
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Just made these and I was a little disappointed when they came out super flat! Any suggestions on how to fix that? I followed your recipe to a tee, but I think my butter may have been too soft? Could that cause the flatness? They came out tasty, though! Also, do yours come out looking doughy in the middle even after 9 minutes?
I am not a baker, but I will ask my FB community right now and see if anyone knows a thing or two about baking. 🙂 I will let you know if anyone has any idea!
Making these right now… so delicious thank you so much for this AMAZING recipe!
I’m coming to your house then- I could go for 1 or 2 of these right about now! 🙂
Does it require reg butter or unsalted?
I always use what I have on hand, so I’ve used both but I prefer unsalted.
Amazing recipe! I just made theses and they are de-lish. Easiest cookie recipe I’ve ever tried 😀 definitely making them again
Ah, thanks Jaida! I am so glad you liked them and I am so glad you left a comment- thanks for stopping by!
So I wasn’t sure how these would turn out after reading the comments while they were baking… I really don’t like mixing dry ingredients and the wet ones separately, I don’t know why it just really annoys me, so I mixed everything all up together, just waiting to fold in the chips till everything was mixed. Then I baked like normal and they are super yummy and turned out a little flat but I don’t really care at all. My husband, after giving him half a fresh cookie, exclaimed how yummy and awesome they were! so yay!! a winner for me! 😀 Thank you Stephanie!!
Thanks so much for nice comment Beka! I’m glad you and your husband liked them 🙂 I appreciate you stopping by!
So this recipe is supposed to be really soft and doughy in the middle after 10 minutes?
Also, I used the kitchen aid as well and they turned out really flat, unfortunately. Maybe the extra mixing is what does it?
When I made these cookies, they turned out SUPER flat :/ But they were super yummy and easy. Any suggestions on how to make them turn out like yours?
Ok, I made these a couple months ago for the bazillionth time and they turned out flat too- weird! It is the only time they have ever turned out flat, and I have made them a few times since and they were just fine. But here are the differences that may have made them flat: First, I didn’t mix the dough by hand, I used my Kitchenaid. I have always hand-mixed these, but because I was baking a lot of other things at the time, my kitchenaid was handy so I used it. Not sure if that was the killer or not! Second, I made the dough that morning and then traveled with it to my Sister In-Laws house and we didn’t actually bake the cookies til the afternoon. So the dough sat out for a while before being baked and I usually bake it right away. Again, I don’t know that either of these techniques “doomed” the dough, but they are the only differences I can think of from the times they turned out puffy and the one time it turned out flat. Sorry about that! 🙁
making these right now !
they smell FANTASTIC !
I snuck some dough so im sure they will be delicious !
this is easy and ingredients you will have at home !
i am allergic to vanilla and just so everyone knows they are fantastic without aswell 🙂 !
Thanks so much for stopping by Ashlyn- and I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment!
When I was baking your so called ‘easy’ cookies, a clown with a ski mask broke into my home and punched a hole in my oven. Not very easy is it Stephanie? I give these a 0/5 stars, too traumatic and you outright lied about their easiness. I expected more from you, as you love organization so much and should’ve predicted such an event.
How hard is it to mix these ingredients with those dry ingredients, add chocolate chips, stir, roll into balls and bake. Seriously?? Im sure its not the recipe with the issues.
Thanks Crystal, your comment is refreshing! 🙂 I am having a hard time holding my tongue…. 🙂
These are so delicious and gooey and so easy! I’m from the UK and have been looking for a cookie recipe that turns out like this. Satisfaction guaranteed! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks for your kind comment- I am so glad they turned out for you! Next time I visit the UK, I will stop by and we can eat these cookies together. : ) Thanks for stopping by!
YUM! My bf and I loved these cookies! We are vegan so I used an egg replacement and it turned out great! Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe, will definitely be using this again 🙂
I’m so glad you loved them! Thanks for the info about the egg substitute too- that is good to know!
These were SO good! I never comment on recipes, but my daughter and I made these last night and they were ooey-gooey delicious! In fact, my daughter brought some to school and her friend didn’t believe they were homemade 🙂 Thanks for the great recipe!!
YAY! I am so glad they turned out good for you!!!! Thanks for your nice comment!
These came out AMAZING! I’m a seasoned cookie-maker, but these were the perfect combination of soft and chewy, without being overly chewy! I always let my dough chill for at least an hour before I bake it. These were perfectly puffy and rounded- I cannot praise them high enough! Instead of just chocolate chips, I did chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and Heath bits for a bit of a surprise within the cookie. Now my go-to recipe!
I am so glad you liked them Anna! I am not a baker by any means and I have had great success with these cookies multiple times so I was excited to post the recipe. And then the two people above you left negative reviews and I was starting to think that people would think I was lying to them about how easy and yummy these were! Thanks for the positive comment, I really appreciate it!!! 🙂
I’m from the uk and have been serching pinterest for an american cookie recipe. While these arent quite the chewy cookie I was hoping for they are delicious and I shall be using it regularly. Thanks x
One of the worst cookie recipes I have made. I have been baking for over 15 years now and these were awful. Flat, tasteless, and not worth the calories.
These look like they have a decent size and some texture. Every time I make chocolate chip cookies they end up flat. What is the trick to have them looking like a real cookie and not a pancake?
Honestly, this recipe is so hard to mess up! The ONLY time I made them when they turned out flat was one day when I made the dough ahead of time and took it to my inlaws house to bake it- so it had been out for a few hours before we put them in the oven and they flattened out. Every other time I’ve made them, I make the dough and bake it right away and as long as I don’t cook them over the 10 minutes, they turn out soft and chewy, not flat at all!
Refrigerate your dough for 1-2 hours before baking and the cookies won’t spread as much.
These look great! I need a simple go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, so this will be pinned!
Thanks Blair! I hope you like them! 🙂