The Perfect Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie? These are soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies that you will find irresistible! You can’t beat a classic. These cookies will be sure to disappear!
This is an easy to follow recipe, they store and freeze well too!
Ingredients needed:
- Butter – softened at room temperature
- Granulated sugar
- Light brown sugar – packed firmly in the measuring cup
- Large Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Flour – be sure to scoop using a spoon into the measuring cup and scrape off the top using the flat end of a butter knife
- Instant vanilla pudding mix
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (substitute regular size if you prefer)
Directions to make:
- Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees and prepare baking sheets by covering with a sheet of parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and sugars using an electric mixer. Mix until they are creamed, about 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla, mix until combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients – flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mix between additions until all combined.
- Add in chocolate chips and fold in until they are evenly distributed in the dough.
- Scoop cookies onto the tray and space them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies for 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool on the tray for about 3 minutes and then move onto a cooling rack to come to room temperature before storing.
I recommend cooking only 1 tray in the oven at a time so the heat distributes evenly to cook the perfect chewy chocolate chip cookie.
Yes! After making the dough, you can place in a freezer safe and seal tight container. In order to thaw, place in the fridge the night before using or come to room temperature on the counter for a few hours.
Yes, these cookies freeze great! Freezing is perfect if you are someone who likes to have cookies on hand to take out a few at a time, or if you are making ahead for a party! Simply allow to come to room temperature after cooking and place in a freezer safe gallon ziploc bag. To thaw, take out of the freezer a few hours before consuming OR heat in a microwave or toaster oven if you are just heating a few at a time.
The Perfect Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Electric mixer (hand mixer or stand)
- 1 Standard size baking tray
- 1 Sheet of parchment paper to cover tray
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips (can to regular size if you prefer)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl cream the butter, sugar and brown sugar using an electric mixer
- Add the egg and vanilla, mix until combined
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour, vanilla pudding mix, baking soda and salt
- Gradually add in the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined
- Fold in the chocolate chips
- Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown
- Remove from the oven and let them set for 3 minutes on the tray, then move to cooling rack
