The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (for Santa!)
The best (and most basic) chocolate chip cookie! They’re golden and crispy on the outside and perfectly gooey and chocolatey in the center and perfect for leaving out for Santa.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 25 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, beat the butter, both sugars, vanilla and egg with an electric mixer on medium speed (or with a wooden spoon) until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour, baking soda and salt (the dough will be stiff). Stir in the chocolate chips.
- For each cookie, scoop dough with a level measuring tablespoon. Place cookies 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until light brown (the centers will be soft). Cool 1 to 2 minutes on cookie sheets, then remove cookies to a cooling rack, using a turner. Cool cookie sheets 10 minutes between batches.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 137
- Sugar: 12.9g
- Sodium: 72.1mg
- Fat: 6.9g
- Saturated Fat: 4.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.7g
- Carbohydrates: 19.1g
- Fiber: 0.7g
- Protein: 1.3g
- Cholesterol: 15.3mg