This is one of those recipes that is made almost every week for my kids snacks. It is an easy recipe for classic Chocolate Chip Cookies, for soft pillow-like cookies, which pair perfectly with a glass of cold milk!
This recipe uses simple ingredients, is ready in 15 minutes and makes for a perfect tea-time snack or even for kids’ lunchboxes. This recipe yields soft pillow-like cookies in contrast to thin chewy ones.
Recipe at a Glance
Butter– unsalted, room temperature
Sugars– light or dark brown, caster
Egg– large
Vanilla– essence or pods
Dry ingredients– all-purpose flour, baking powder (always check for expiry)
Chocolate chips– semi-sweet, any good quality
Step by Step Process
- Beat butter with both sugars.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat again.
- Mix dry ingredients until a soft dough is formed.
- Add chocolate chip cookies and bake.
- Serve once cooled.
FAQs
Serving Suggestions
You can serve chocolate chip cookies with a glass of cold milk for a classic and comforting combination.
You can also pair the cookies with a cup of coffee or tea for an evening snack.
These cookies are also perfect for giving as snacks in kids’ lunchboxes.
Substitutions & Variations
Chocolate chip cookies is a classic recipe, which tastes best with simple ingredients.
However, you can switch all-purpose flour with oats/ oat flour for making oatmeal cookies, which are gluten-free. You can also add cocoa powder to the dough for double chocolate cookies; you can find my recipe for chocolate cookies here.
You can also experiment with various types of chocolate such as dark, milk, white, or even flavored chocolates like mint or orange to customize the flavor profile of your cookies.
Storage and Make Ahead
Once cooled completely, you can store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easy recipe for classic Chocolate Chip Cookies, for soft pillow-like cookies, which pair perfectly with a glass of cold milk!
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter
- ½ cup Light brown sugar
- ¼ cup Caster sugar
- 1 Egg
- ½ tsp Vanilla essence
- 1 ½ cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 3⁄4 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Beat butter and both sugars with hand whisk or electric beater.
- Add in egg and vanilla, continue beating.
- Sift in flour and baking powder.
- Mix until a soft dough is formed. Do not overmix.
- Add in chocolate chips.
- Make small balls. If mixture is very soft, simply drop in tea spoon full on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased baking tray.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 F for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
bakefresh says
thanks Alicia for making first ever comment of my first blog first post 🙂
Nishat says
Absolutely yummmyyyyyyyyy….are they soft or crunchy?…how can I have soft and chewy cookies?
bakefresh says
they are crisp outside, chewy inside 🙂
Canya says
Hey Nadia!
Can we use only fine white sugar instead of using brown sugar? If yes, then what should be the total quantity of sugar?
bakefresh says
hi canya, sorry for late reply, yes u can all white in same proportion, just a little less (minus 2 tbsp e.g)
bakefresh says
great to know Sania 🙂 btw like your blog too,good going!!
Sahzad raza says
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Anonymous says
thanque, at last i got a perfect method to make chocolate chip cookies.phew… let me try it out 🙂
Anonymous says
hi,could i know what kind of butter are u using'
salted or unsalted ?
bakefresh says
Generally unsalted kind is used in baking unless otherwise stated
bakefresh says
not sure dear
Sahzad raza says
nice your site thanks for sharing love you all teme good work keep it up
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dylan says
hello i am just finished these cookies and omg they are so good just thought id let you know
bakefresh says
hey thanks dylan,
@ anonymous, theres a conversion chart in one of my post, u can google it also, it might be 300-350 degrees centigrade, not sure though
bakefresh says
thanks amy 🙂
Betty. K says
hi Nadia,
This is batool,im originally 4rm iran living in pakistan.I came across ut blog n really like it. I was in riyad a month back as my husband is posted there,hopefully if i get a resident visa thn i wud luv 2 contact u as i luv 2 bake n do it often. I shall try ths recipe n let ya know how it turned out.If u teach or have any training courses in riyad thn hopefully whn i cum thr ill contact if ur ok with it…
bakefresh says
sure Betty, yes i do conduct baking and decorating classes, if you come to Riyadh then feel free to contact me 0565601805, Regards:)
bakefresh says
thanks tina
bakefresh says
🙂 thanks anonymous
bakefresh says
350 f
bakefresh says
they go crisper when cooled, may be you wanna bake them a lil longer, makes 12 medium sized cookies
bakefresh says
typically it takes as long as you are making the cookies.
bakefresh says
thanks for the tip
nicole rae says
yummy love these cookies!!!!!
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Robyn Silver says
Those cookies look soooo delicious!!! Can't wait to make!!!
bakefresh says
thanks ppl,sure they are a winner
bakefresh says
hi anonymous, yes its in the pipeline, and i will do it as soon as time allows.Thanks
nicole rae says
omg these cookies r amazing my whole family loves them and this is the only recipy i use when i want to make cookies. these cookies r yum and my fave!!!
kathryn julia says
these cookies are perfect in size and everything i am baking these for my cousins and they are like wow these are the best !
luchy says
Yes ,I used margarine and my cookies turn out amazing !""
bakefresh says
great to know Anonymous 🙂