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World’s Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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  • Author: Jaden
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 42 cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This World’s Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe delivers soft, chewy, and perfectly sweet cookies that balance rich butter, brown and granulated sugars, and melty milk chocolate chips. Enhanced with a hint of vanilla and optional walnuts for crunch, these classic cookies are easy to prepare and bake to golden perfection. Ideal for sharing or savoring with a glass of milk, they yield about 42 delicious cookies that stay fresh and tender.

Ingredients

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Wet Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Salted Butter
  • 2 tablespoons Milk
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Egg

Sugars

  • 3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

Dry Ingredients

  • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt (or table salt)
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Add-ins

  • 11.5 ounces Milk Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 325°F (163°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking your cookies.
  2. Create Creamy Base: In a mixing bowl, combine the salted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix using a stand mixer, hand mixer, or by hand until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
  3. Add Wet Ingredients: Incorporate the milk, vanilla extract, and egg into the butter and sugar mixture. Mix thoroughly but avoid overmixing to maintain a tender cookie texture.
  4. Sift and Add Dry Ingredients: Sift together the all-purpose flour, kosher salt, and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients one cup at a time. The first cup does not need to be fully mixed before adding the next to prevent overmixing, which can make cookies dense. Once all flour is added, mix until just incorporated.
  5. Stir in Add-ins: Gently fold in the milk chocolate chips and chopped walnuts if using, ensuring even distribution without overworking the dough.
  6. Shape Dough Balls: Using a tablespoon, scoop out dough and roll into balls with your hands. Place the dough balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If the dough sticks to your hands, sprinkle in an additional ¼ cup of flour and mix until incorporated, repeating as necessary.
  7. Bake the Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 11 minutes. The cookies will look slightly underbaked and shinier when done. Avoid browning; this ensures they remain soft and chewy. Adjust baking time by 1-2 minutes if needed due to altitude differences.
  8. Cool Properly: Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes to firm up, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Patience here prevents breaking or crumbling.

Notes

  • These nutrition facts are approximate and can vary depending on ingredient brands.
  • Use room temperature butter for easier mixing and better texture.
  • Do not overmix batter to avoid dense cookies.
  • Altitude affects baking time; monitor cookies closely if baking at high elevations.
  • For chewier cookies, slightly underbake and allow them to finish cooking on the hot cookie sheet.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 150
  • Sugar: 12g
  • Sodium: 90mg
  • Fat: 7g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 20g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Cholesterol: 25mg

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