Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are a staple cookie, like the icon of cookies. The only problem with that is that they aren’t all created equally. I have bought chocolate chip cookies from big box stores and also small bakeries that like nothing. Was there a hint of chocolate flavor? Yeah. Did they taste like childhood memories wrapped in a sweet treat? Not even close.
Last year I set out to make chocolate chip cookies that tasted like childhood and these are it for me. Will they taste like your childhood? I hope so, but no promises are being made. These cookies blend chocolate, butter, brown sugar, and salt in perfect ratios to give you cookies that taste undeniably like a chocolate chip cookie and not some sad sugar cookie that happens to have chocolate in them.
The key to this recipe is the salt. I know a lot of baking recipes explicitly call for unsalted butter but I am here to tell you that I have never once baked anything with unsalted butter because my desserts deserve the complexity that comes with balancing sweet and salty in a single dish. So, these cookies use salted butter. Very important. On top of that, they have a little more salt than your average chocolate chip cookie to give them a little extra something. If you are watching sodium intake or don’t like the sweet/salty vibes, reduce the salt. They still taste delicious.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2 1/2 C All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 C Granulated Sugar
- 1 C Salted Butter – Room temp
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 C Brown Sugar
- 4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Vanilla
- 12 oz Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix sugar and butter together until combined.
- Slowly add in the eggs one at a time then add in vanilla.
- Sift flour into mixture.
- Add in baking soda, salt, and brown sugar until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Place scoops of cookie dough on a baking sheet and bake for 15-17 minutes. If you prefer softer cookies, take out around 14-minutes and let cool on the baking sheet.
