This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe and how I make them! I have a few little things I do that I feel help make them the perfect chocolate chip cookie. These cookies are a soft thick chewy cookie. It’s the ratio of white sugar and brown sugar that helps creates the softness without needing to underbake the cookies.
Here are some of the special things I do that help put these chocolate chip cookies over the top:
- The dough gets chilled slightly before baking. The outside of the cookie sets and get a little crisp while baking keeping the inside soft and chewy.
- I bake them on a baking stone. I think they bake more evenly.
- Milk chocolate chips give the cookies a softer creamier chocolate flavor. My family prefers them with milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet chips or real chocolate chips.
- Add some love.
Making the Dough
I will mix everything but the flour and the chocolate chips. I use a mixer and will have it mix until the batter is smooth and silky looking. Then I will add in the flour and mix it until it all combined. Then I will remove the mixing bowl from the mixer, and I will add in the chips and stir by hand until evenly distributed in the dough.
Chilling the Dough
Once the oven is completely mixed, I will place the bowl in the refrigerator. I’ll put my baking stone in the oven and set the oven to preheat to 350 degrees. That’ll preheat the baking stone and the oven. When I bake the cookies, I will put the dough back int eh fridge between batches.
Baking the Cookies
Here’s the best part, baking the cookies. This is the part that makes your home smell wonderful and fresh baked cookies are AMAZING! I will use a medium cookie scoop and drop the cookies onto the preheated baking stone. In my oven they bake for 13-14 minutes. The tops should be set and slightly golden. If the top of the cookie looks “glossy”, it’s not quite done yet. You want to remove them when they no longer look glossy, but they will look slightly glossy.
If you’re not sure how long to bake them try baking 1 or 2 cookies first to determine what your baking time would be. If you under bake them a little bit, they will still taste great.
Now you can sit back and enjoy the nice warm best chocolate chip cookies and watch your family enjoy them too!
Happy Baking!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter flavored shortening
- ¾ cup Brown sugar
- ¾ cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 ⅔ cup All-purpose flour
- 2 cup Milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- With a mixer or a wooden spoon, mix together shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs.
- Once the batter is smooth and silky looking, add in the baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix well.
- Lastly, by hand mix in the chocolate chips.
- Chill the dough in the fridge for about 30-60 minutes. I return the dough to the fridge between batches to keep it cool, but that is optional.
- While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a baking stone in the oven as it preheats.
- Once the oven and baking stone are preheated, using a medium cookie dough scoop, drop the cookies a couple inches apart onto the baking stone. Do not press flat. Just leave them as dough balls. They will flatten out somewhat as they bake.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes or until golden brown.
- Immediately remove from the baking stone to cool.
- Store in an airtight container if you have some left. They freeze well too. However, you might get in trouble if they are found in the freezer. I did, but that's another story.
Notes
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I think what makes these taste best, is every batch is made with enough love you can taste it. I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine does. Please let me know how they turn out. If you have questions or issues, please let me know.cream
