You’re looking at the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Perfected over a period of 6 years, the flavor and texture are spot on every time!
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT10M
Rating
4.88 stars (438 reviews)
Keywords
chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
3/4 cup (167g) salted butter, softened
1/2 cup (123g) brown sugar
1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups (304g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (200g) favorite chocolate chips
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture.
Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until a soft but not sticky dough forms.
Fold in your favorite chocolate chips.
Scoop the dough out into 1 1/2 tbsp portions (a #40 cookie scoop works great here) and arrange on your cookie sheet. Can use parchment paper, a silicone mat or an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350° F for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies have spread and are just beginning to turn golden brown on the edges.
Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 47 kcal
Carbohydrates: 10 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 0.2 g
Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
Trans Fat: 0.001 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 78 mg
Sugar: 3 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0.2 g
Reviews
Lila on 2025-07-30 (5 stars): love this recipe use it every time and everybodyloves it
Chelsey S on 2025-07-12 (5 stars): Easy & delicious! They are the perfect blend of flavor forward but not too sweet, small so 2 or more is totally acceptable, and taste great from the freezer! I bake a double batch and freeze 1 batch since the other one gets devoured immediately. (Family of 6) They are a must bake!
Pamela Anderson on 2025-07-12 (5 stars): I made these cookies for my daughter’s high school graduation reception dessert table. For a time saver, I made the dough in advance and froze it in balls. Then, I baked them the morning of the reception. They turned out beautifully and tasted amazing!
Sarah on 2025-07-11 (5 stars): They were perfect. Haha, not much of a review, but literally no notes.
Trellyn on 2025-07-11 (5 stars): Every time I make chocolate chip cookies I choose a different recipe trying to find “the one” until I found this one. No joke. Hands down THE BEST chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve ever made, and to the point my kids friends ask for this recipe.
Kathy on 2025-07-11 (5 stars): These look delicious, I can't wait to try them! You said you use Ghirardelli chocolate chips. Do you mind sharing what your preference is? Milk chocolate? Semi-Sweet? 60% Cacao?
Thanks for sharing your amazing recipes. Your Rockstar Cookies are AMAZING and all of my coworkers agree!!
Wendy on 2025-07-11 (5 stars): These are my go to, they turn out perfect every single time! You will never be disappointed if you try this recipe. Cannot recommend it enough!!
Patti on 2025-07-06 (5 stars): They came out beautifully !! Thanks for sharing this hard worked on recipe. 😋
Barry S. on 2025-07-02 (5 stars): True on the salt issue. Just omit the extra salt if using salted butter.
Kilee on 2025-05-27 (5 stars): Super yummy… but 1 tbsp of vanilla??? Typo for 1 tsp? I figured it was a typo and just did a teaspoon and they turned out very great.
