BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best, simple to make, amazingly delicious, soft and chewy. The texture of these cookies is crispy on the outer edges and gooey on the inside. This recipe is done in just one bowl and does not require any hand mixer or stand mixer. The key tip for the cookies to turn absolutely perfect is to let the dough chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. 

Why do cookies flatten?

1. Over-mixing – Do not over-mix the ingredients for a long time. Over-mixing also turns the ingredients warm.
2. Incorrect oven temperature – If the oven temperature is too hot or too cold, the cookies will not turn well.
3. Too much flour – Adding too much flour would flatten your cookies. Be sure to use a measuring cup to avoid using too much flour by mistake.
4. Warm Ingredients – Make sure to use all room temperature ingredients. I would suggest to take the butter out from the refrigerator a night before you make the cookies which would allow the butter to reach room temperature.
5. Expired Leaving Agents – If your baking powder or baking soda is expired you get flattened cookies. Test by adding a teaspoon of baking powder to a mixture of hot water and vinegar. You should get a reaction immediately, then it is not expired. Follow the same procedure for baking soda as well.

What you’ll need to make BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

• All-purpose Flour 
• Baking Soda
• Salted Butter
• White Sugar
• Light Brown Sugar
• Vanilla Essence
• Egg
• Salt
• Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

How to make BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies with step by step photos & instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.

2. Take a mixing bowl, add room temperature butter and sugars, mix until combined.

3. Add flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, egg and vanilla. Combine well until you get a thick dough consistency.

4. Add ¾ cup of chocolate chips and mix well.

5. Take 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, form into balls and place them evenly spaced on your prepared cookie sheets. (You can also use a small cookie scoop to make your cookies).

6. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes. Take them out when they are just barely starting to turn brown.

7. Let them sit on the baking pan for 2 minutes before removing to the cooling rack.

Notes

• Use measuring cups for perfect measurements of the ingredients to get perfect cookie texture.
• You can use chocolate chips or chocolate chunks as much as you like.
• When you take out the cookies from the oven they might still look a little doughy but they turn out perfect after a while. Do not overbake.
• DO NOT SKIP to refrigerate the dough if you want thicker cookies.
• Add an extra yolk for extra chewiness.

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