Looking for the best chocolate chip cookies EVER? you’re in the right place. These cookies are BIG, soft, chewy, and totally divine.
Chocolate chip cookies are my weakness. If I were ever stranded on a deserted island, I could be happy with a steady supply of homemade chocolate chip cookies.
I swiped this recipe for the best chocolate chip cookies from my mom, and now I want to share it with all of you. You don’t want to keep going through life not knowing what’s in the best chocolate chip cookies EVER, do you?
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Well, these wonderful homemade cookies are loaded with some incredible ingredients.
Butter, sugar, vanilla and semisweet chocolate chips are among the usual suspects.
But this isn’t your average chocolate chip cookies recipe! Y’all, this recipe produces some pretty perfect cookies.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the flour, baking soda, and the salt
- In a separate bowl, beat together the butter, sugars, vanilla extract, and the vinegar until smooth.
- Beat in the egg just until combined.
- Mix the flour mixture into the wet mixture just until combined. Stir in the chips.
- Drop cookies 2 inches apart onto your prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake and enjoy!
TIP: In the recipe, I make a note about “barely melted” butter. You want to melt it, but not over melt it, and be sure to let it COOL a bit before putting in with the other ingredients.
Here’s a picture of what your butter should look like!
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
The debate on soft vs. crispy chocolate chip cookies is a no-brainer in my book.
I do favor soft and chewy, but these cookies give you the best of both worlds.
The middle of the cookie is nice and soft, and the outer edge has a little crispiness.
And that sea salt on top? Just, wow.
How to Store Chocolate Chip Cookies
A wonderful tip that I picked up a few years ago was to store cookies in an airtight container with one slice of white bread.
The cookies utilize the moisture in the bread and it helps prevent them from drying out. Give it a try, you’ll love the results.
How to Freeze Cookie Dough
People always ask me if they can freeze my cookie recipes. In this case, yes, you can definitely freeze this chocolate chip cookie dough. Here’s how to do it.
- Make the cookie dough as instructed below.
- Scoop and place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Just make sure the sheet will fit in your freezer.
- Freeze the balls until solid. Usually, 1-2 hours will suffice.
- Remove the cookie balls to a large ziptop bag and carefully labeled with the date and baking instructions.
- Freeze up to 6 weeks.
How to Bake Frozen Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
To bake your amazing cookies, you can allow the dough to defrost overnight in the refrigerator or a couple hours at room temperature, then just bake as usual.
If you want to bake them from frozen, just let them sit out on a parchment-lined baking sheet while your oven preheats, and then bake as usual adding 1-3 minutes to the baking time.
You’ll just need to keep an eye on your oven to make sure you don’t let them go too long over the original bake time.
Don’t forget, as my instructions note below you don’t want to overbake these cookies. They will look a little underdone in the center but they will continue to cook once you take them out of the oven as you allow them to cool on the baking sheet an additional 10 minutes.
I think you’ll agree that these truly are the BEST chocolate chip cookies!
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- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Raspberry Almond Shortbread Cookies
- Monster Cookies
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter barely melted but not too hot (see photo above)
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips I used half chips and half chunks, but either is fine
- Coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking soda and the salt: Set aside.
- In a large bowl beat together the butter, sugars, vanilla extract and the vinegar until smooth. Beat in the egg just until combined.
- Mix the flour mixture into the wet mixture just until combined. Stir in the chips.
- Using a large cookie scoop (about 2 rounded tablespoons) drop about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, they will look light brown around the edges and will look underdone in the center. Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle each cookie with a little sea salt. Allow to sit on the sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a rack to cool.
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Threw out my old go to recipe and replaced it with this one! Fantastic recipe and is gone so fast! I have to double this recipe for meetings and bring extra bags because everyone hurriedly grabs the rest to take home! Thank you so much!!
This is my favorite recipe! I’ll never make another chocolate chip cookie, this one wins.
Though it seems recently the recipe was updated to 2/3 cup white sugar which made my cookies overly sweet and they spread more. I’ll keep using 1/3 cup like the old recipe 🤗
Thanks for the best cookies I’ve ever had!
Hey Meri, glad you like them! This recipe has never been changed, though!
These are absolutely delish. Did not have apple cider vinegar, but used yogurt instead, as a substitute. They are wonderful!!
So I’ve made these manyyy times. They’re delicious no question. But definitely flattish most times. I’ve tried the butter room temp. Partially melted etc etc. I hand stirred. Used the kitchen aid. When butter was more melted they were definitely flat. Now I use butter softened slightly. I used a cookie scoop. I mounded the dough high. I refrigerated the dough. I’ve done it all. My take? Add a bit more flour. Like maybe a a half cup more . Use a tad less butter. I also use less chocolate chips. But I do place two to three chocolate chips on each cookie right after coming out of oven. With a sprinkling of sea salt. These are absolutely delicious cookies. If you’re looking for a thicker cookie look elsewhere. If you don’t care about that then bake away. Definitely yummish.
This is my go to recipe! Hands down the BEST!!!
Best cookies ever!!!! I just used room temp softened butter, I was in a rush so I just filled a bowl with hot water, emptied the bowl and put the butter under the bowl for a few minutes. These are the best cookies I ever made!!!! Thank you so much! This is my go to recipe ..
I have made this recipe for the last few years. I’m so glad I found it. My kids and loved ones always ask where my recipe is for my chocolate chip cookies. I have to tell them I don’t deserve all the credit. These are so delicious and they have never failed!! Perfection!!!! Thank you!!!!
My friends cannot, I repeat, cannot get enough of these super delish cookies. I only use the Bobs GF flour and they still turn out the best.
In My 2nd batch I added cinnamon & oatmeal & this was a WOW cookie as well!
I came across this recipe about a year ago and have to say this is the chocolate chip recipe I have been looking for my whole life. The cookies come out perfectly every time, with just a slight crisp and the exact right amount of chewy in the middle. I will never try another chocolate chip recipe again as I have found the best! Well done!
Quick fix if you DONT like FLAT cookies just add 1/4 to 1/2 cup flour. That’s it! I add 1/2 cup more of flour to the recipe and they come out just fluffy enough. PERFECTION.