I have tried many chocolate chip cookies in my day but this recipe remains my favorite.  It was passed down from my grandma and is a true classic. There is nothing like a warm gooey chocolate chip cookie straight from the oven.  These cookies are chewy and full of chocolate goodness!  I have halved the recipe because it made a ginormous number of cookies.  A simple, straight-forward recipe that is easy to make but oh so delicious!

Ingredients for chocolate chip cookies:

• 1 cup butter or shortening (if using butter add 1 tablespoon).  The butter will add a more buttery flavor but you could also use butter flavored Crisco.  I have made this recipe both ways and either way is good.  Personally I like to use the butter flavored Crisco.   Cookies made with butter will flatten out and spread faster.  Cookies made with shortening are a little taller and more tender.
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate chips if you prefer).

How to make chocolate chip cookies:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl cream the shortening or butter with the brown and granulated sugars for about 1-2 minutes until mixture is creamy.

• Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture and cream together.

• Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl and then add to the creamed mixture.  Stir just until the dry ingredients are mixed in.

• Pour bag of chocolate chips into the batter and fold into the cookie dough.  No need to chill the dough for this recipe.

• Using a medium-sized cookie scoop place scoops of dough onto prepared cookie sheet.  I use a silicone baking mat but you can also use an ungreased cookie sheet for this recipe.

• Bake the cookies in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until starting to brown.  Don’t overcook as they will keep baking a little while cooling and you want a gooey middle.
• Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes before removing the cookies to the rack.  This gives them a chance to cool and firm up a little so they don’t fall apart.
• Finish cooling cookies on the rack.

How to store chocolate chip cookies:

• Let the cookies cool completely and place in an airtight container.  Cookies are good for 3-4 days.  Of course, chocolate chip cookies are best warm from the oven!
• Cookies freeze well and can be placed in a freezer safe container and frozen up to 3 months.
• Remove cookies from freezer and unthaw at room temperature.  You can microwave them for 10 seconds to warm up if desired.

Other yummy cookie recipes to try:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Gingersnaps

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

M&M Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

LeAnn

This chocolate chip cookies recipe is a family favorite. A chewy cookie filled with semi-sweet chocolate chips.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 36

Calories 158 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup butter flavored shortening or butter (if using butter add 1 tbsp.)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate if you prefer)

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl cream the shortening or butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugars for about 1-2 minutes or until mixture is creamy,
• Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture and cream together.
• Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl and then add to the creamed mixture.  Stir just until the dry ingredients are mixed in.
• Pour bag of chocolate chips into the batter and fold into the cookie dough.  No need to chill the dough for this recipe.
• Using a medium-sized cookie scoop place scoops of dough onto prepared cookie sheet.  Use ungreased cookie sheet or a baking mat.
• Bake the cookies in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes before removing the cookies to the rack.  This gives them a chance to cool and firm up a little so they don't fall apart. Finish cooling cookies on the rack.
• Makes about 3 dozen cookies. Serving size is one cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcal

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