Home Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Home Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks, or 3/4 cup, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups lightly packed flour; 1 package chocolate chips

8 steps

Thank you to Ailene H. for this recipe. It's our favorite cookie. Not only do the cookies stay soft, but the recipe is easily modified to make a variety of cookie flavors.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:11:54 GMT

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Ingredients

16 servings

¾ cupunsalted butter

½ cupbrown sugar

½ cupwhite sugar

2eggs

½ teaspoonsalt

1 teaspoonbaking soda

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

2 ¼ cupsflour

lightly packed

1 packagechocolate chips

Instructions

Step 1

Soften butter (about 13 seconds in the microwave does the trick).

Step 2

Cream sugars into butter with electric mixer until fluffy.

Step 3

Mix in eggs, salt, baking soda, and vanilla extract.

Step 4

Use a wooden spoon to gently stir in flour. Then gently stir in the chocolate chips.

Step 5

Measure dough into 1/4 cup portions and roll into balls. For smaller cookies, measure into 1 or 2 tablespoon portions. Place cookie dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet a few inches apart.

Step 6

Bake cookies on middle rack (one sheet at a time) at 375°F for about 8-12 minutes until cookies are golden.

Step 7

Cool on cookie sheets until cool and firm.

Step 8

Serve immediately, or transfer to storage container.