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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies prepared dish

These chewy chocolate chip cookies have soft centers, lightly golden edges, and plenty of bittersweet chocolate chips. A small amount of cornstarch helps create a tender bakery-style texture while keeping the cookies thick and soft.

This recipe is american style, dessert, scaled for 36 servings, with 20 min prep and 12 min cook.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 12 min · Total: 32 min · Serves: 36

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include unsalted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg.
  • Follow all 10 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 36 servings.

Ingredients

  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 0.75 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1.5 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until light, creamy, and fluffy.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla extract, then beat until smooth and fully combined.
  4. Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix just until a soft dough forms.
  6. Fold in the bittersweet chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
  7. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
  8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are barely golden and the centers still look soft.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes to finish setting.
  10. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely before serving or storing.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 119
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Fat: 6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 15 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Sugar: 9 g
  • Sodium: 74 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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