Hi peeps! I am very excited to be able to finally share my classic chocolate chip cookies recipe with you.

I have experimented with many test batches and received many heartwarming compliments, particularly those from people I have never even met! So if you are looking for a speed dial recipe, you’ve come to the right place. 😉

Now I know chocolate chip cookies should have more chocolate chips, but I replaced most of them with chocolates chunks as they give that wonderful gooey and melted chocolate effect. It is pure goodness and yet deadly sinful once in your mouth…. OOOOH!

I do highly recommend chilling your cookie dough overnight as it does significantly enhance the toffee flavour. Otherwise if you are as impatient as my boyfriend, it is fine to bake them immediately without chilling! The toffee flavour will not be as strong and will spread slightly more, but they will still taste amazing!

If your cookies do spread more than they should, my first deduction would be that the creaming process may have been unsuccessful. It is important to “create” the air bubbles in the batter during creaming, and “keeping” them in by not over-mixing your cookie dough after the dried ingredients are added.

Don’t mistake a minor error for bad baking skills! Mistakes are merely a prelude to self-discovery and are what make your baking journey unique. I had my own cookie conundrum, which gave rise to this Chewy Cookie Series and explores the 4 main reasons why your cookies may be spreading too much:

#1 MEASUREMENTS

#2 TEMPERATURE

#3 LEAVENING

#4 INGREDIENTS

Without further ado, let’s all give thanks for the wonderful creation that is chocolate chip cookies and eat away! If you love this recipe, let me know by leaving me a comment below. Happy baking! 🙂

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5 from 9 votes

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

This may not be your grandma’s cookies recipe, but this is definitely YOUR own future grandma’s recipe. Do your future grandkids a favour and bake some tasty cookies!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine International

Keyword Chocolate, Cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Chill time 30

Total Time 27

Servings 16 cookies

Calories 218kcal

Author SforB

Ingredients

90 g White sugar
160 g Brown sugar , preferably light
110 g Unsalted butter , room temperature
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla extract
190 g All purpose flour , unsifted
5 g Espresso (optional)
5 g Cinnamon (Optional)
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Baking powder
200 g Chocolate chunks / chips

Instructions

Prepare all your ingredients: Sift the flour, espresso/cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt together into another bowl. Use a fork to mix the flour mixture.
In a mixing bowl, add in the room temperature butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Cream together using a whisk or a hand mixer for 3 minutes, until the butter and sugar mixture becomes light and paler in colour.
Add in the egg and vanilla extract into the mixing bowl, continue whisking just until the mixture is incorporated.
Add the flour mixture into the mixing bowl. Using a wooden spatula, fold the mixture until all the ingredients are combined. Then add in all the chocolates chunks/chips and fold the cookie dough. It is important to not overwork the cookie dough.
Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for as long as 30mins or overnight. Option to scoop and roll your cookie dough into ball before chilling. *
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celcius fan-assisted. Line a baking tray with a baking sheet. Place the chilled cookie balls on the tray, making sure that enough space is left between each cookie balls. Bake the cookie doughs for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
Let the cookies cool completely on the baking tray. Otherwise, transfer to a wire rack after 10 minutes.
Enjoy!

Notes

* I recommend each cookie ball size to be around 2 tbsp as a cookie ball that is too large may spread too much.

You can also freeze the cookie dough and keep them for up to 2 months.

7 Comments

Rubi Kaur

25th January 2020 at 16:39 Reply

Have used this method a couple of times, and it really is fool proof.
This is my #1 go to recipe for cookies!

Rose Martine

1st January 2020 at 04:44 Reply

The whole series is very well written and informative. It will be valuable to anyone who utilizes it, including me. Keep doing what you are doing – can’r wait to read more posts.

Alisha Ross

28th December 2019 at 04:03 Reply

Just tried this and it came out beautifully. I never loved the “classic choc chip cookies” until finding this recipe…I’m now hooked and will be adding this into my cheat-meal plan a lot more. Thank you so much!

Alisha Ross

23rd July 2019 at 10:37 Reply

I can’t wait to try this recipe this weekend for my husband and my daughter (my 2 valentines). Are there any adjustments needed for baking at high altitude? I live at 9600′
Congrats to your brother! How exciting!