Easy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Homemade Perfection!)
The best easy homemade chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe! Crispy edges, soft centers, and loaded with melted chocolate chips. Perfect every time!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 extra egg yolk
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Whisk softened butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until combined.
- Whisk in whole eggs, extra egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Fold in flour mixed with baking soda and salt, stopping when no dry streaks remain.
- Fold in chocolate chips evenly throughout the dough.
- Scoop dough into balls and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350°F until edges are golden but centers still look slightly underdone.
- Rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Don't overbake; pull the cookies when centers are still slightly soft, since they continue setting as they cool.
- Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes is essential for thick cookies that don't spread too flat.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them, so they finish setting properly.