The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever

30 min
36 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter* (softened)
  • 1 cup white (granulated) sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt***
  • 2 cups chocolate chips ((or chunks, or chopped chocolate))

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.

  2. 2

    In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Cream together butter and sugars until combined.

  4. 4

    Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy.

  5. 5

    Mix in the dry ingredients until combined.

  6. 6

    Add 12 oz package of chocolate chips and mix well.

  7. 7

    Roll 2-3 TBS (depending on how large you like your cookies) of dough at a time into balls and place them evenly spaced on your prepared cookie sheets. (alternately, use a small cookie scoop to make your cookies).

  8. 8

    Bake in preheated oven for approximately 8-10 minutes. Take them out when they are just BARELY starting to turn brown.

  9. 9

    Let them sit on the baking pan for 2 minutes before removing to cooling rack.