Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable)

Soft, gooey cookies with rich chocolate chips and satisfyingly chewy centers. Ready in under 30 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
02 - ½ teaspoon baking soda
03 - ½ teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
05 - 1 cup packed brown sugar
06 - ½ cup granulated sugar
07 - 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
08 - 2 large eggs, room temperature

→ Chocolate

09 - 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

# How-To:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Whisk until smooth and slightly creamy.
04 - Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract until fully blended.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
06 - Gently fold in the chocolate chips using a spatula until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
07 - Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheets, using about 2 tablespoons per cookie, spacing them 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 11–13 minutes, until the edges are golden but the centers are still soft and slightly underbaked.
09 - Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The melted butter trick means no waiting for butter to soften and produces an impossibly chewy center every single time.
  • These cookies stay soft for days if you store them right, which is rare for such a simple recipe.
02 -
  • Underbaking by even one minute is the single most important thing you can do for a chewy cookie because carryover cooking finishes the job on the tray.
  • Letting the melted butter cool slightly before mixing prevents the eggs from scrambling into tiny, rubbery curds you will never be able to fix.
03 -
  • Reserve a handful of chocolate chips and press them onto the tops of each dough ball before baking so every cookie looks loaded and beautiful.
  • A tiny sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top right when they come out of the oven transforms a good cookie into one people will not stop talking about.

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