My entire family loves this chocolate chip cookie recipe, we’ve been using it for years. It’s so quick and easy, and it’s so much fun to whip up a batch or two with my almost 3 year old son on a random weekday morning. It’s actually the perfect cookie recipe to bake with toddlers.
THE MINIMALIST RECIPE | CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Use a #40 disher for evenly sized cookies, each dough ball will be approximately 1.5 tablespoons, and this recipe should yield 2 dozen cookies
Author: Dara Boxer
Serves: 24
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in bowl.
- Using stand mixer fitted with paddle, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add both eggs and vanilla, beat until combined. Add flour mixture in 2-3 additions until just combined, scraping down bowl as needed. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
- Use disher to form cookie dough balls. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring over to a cooling rack. Enjoy!