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    Home » Recipes » Cookies

    Published: Oct 9, 2014 · Modified: Aug 6, 2017 by alexandra · This post may contain affiliate links

    Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Hellllooooo BEST COOKIES EVER.

    {The BEST} Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - a serious cookie lover's dream come true. | www.brighteyedbaker.com this recipe

    Actually there are wayyyy too many good cookies in the world to possibly choose a single best, but these are definitely up there on my top shelf. I love these Soft-Baked M&M cookies more than words can explain, and there are a few recipes I've yet to share that are every bit as dreamy, but as far as classic chocolate chip cookies go - no add-ins and nothing fancier than good quality chocolate - THESE are perfection.

    {The BEST} Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - a serious cookie lover's dream come true. | www.brighteyedbaker.com

    My biggest wish in the world right now is that I could send each of you a sample cookie so you could just know what I mean when I tell you how crazy-amazing these are. Instead, I have to rely on pictures, and adjectives like thick, soft, chewy, and chocolate-flaked (to the max), and hope that you feel my passion across the waves of the internet and are compelled to make these yourself.

    Also, does the internet have waves ↑? I totally may be making that up.

    {The BEST} Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - a serious cookie lover's dream come true. | www.brighteyedbaker.com

    Either way, I cross-my-heart-promise that these cookies are the stuff of dreams. They're puffy but dense, so soft they're bendable, absolutely loaded with chocolate flakes and chocolate chunks and chocolate specks and chocolate bits, and so SO comfortingly perfect. Please make them so your day can be a little sweeter and we can bond over cookie lovin'. :)

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    {The BEST} Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - a serious cookie lover's dream come true. | www.brighteyedbaker.com
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    The epitome of a great chocolate chip cookie - so soft, so chewy, and SO loaded with chunks and flakes of really good chocolate.

    • Cook Time: 11 minutes
    • Total Time: 11 minutes
    • Yield: about 18 cookies 1x

    Ingredients

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    • 10 ⅝ ounces (2 ¼ cups, spoon and level) all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 4 ounces (½ cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
    • 2 ounces cream cheese
    • 9 ⅜ ounces (1 ¼ cups, packed) brown sugar
    • 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, room temperature*
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 10 ½ ounces chopped chocolate, plus extra for tops of cookies**

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
    3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or using a bowl and handheld electric mixer), cream together the butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and yolk one at a time, wiping down the bowl and beater as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract.
    4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in with a spatula just until mostly incorporated. Add the chopped chocolate and fold into batter until just combined and dispersed throughout. At this point, cookies can be baked immediately or dough can be refrigerated to bake later.***
    5. Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheet in tall mounds by 2 ¼ ounce (¼ cup) portions, with no more than 9 cookies on a single sheet. Press a few extra pieces of chocolate into the top of each cookie if desired.
    6. Bake cookies in preheated oven for 11-14 minutes, just until the tops no longer look wet (do NOT wait for them to get golden or you won't have those super-soft and chewy cookies!).
    7. Once cooled, store cookies in an airtight container. These are best at room temperature, but you can also store them in the fridge and let them come to room temp before eating.

    Notes

    *To quickly bring eggs to room temperature, place in a bowl filled with warm water to cover. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before cracking/using.

    **I like to use a mixture of chocolates for these cookies. Usually I'll do half 70% bittersweet and half 60% bittersweet (because I heart dark chocolate). :)

    ***If not baking immediately, store cookie dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Once ready to bake, cookies can be shaped into balls or tall mounds, topped with extra chocolate, and cooked as described in step 5. Dough can be kept in the refrigerator for at least a couple weeks.

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    1. Melitta says

      August 21, 2020 at 9:50 am

      I had a friend tell me that STORE BOUGHT chocolate chip cookies were better than HOMEMADE chocolate chip cookies and I refused to let him live that way. I made these for him to prove he was wrong - and he admitted these were AMAZING. So gooey, chewy, and chocolate-y. I love using brown sugar and cream cheese together!

      ★★★★★

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    2. Alexandra Robertson says

      June 21, 2016 at 10:18 am

      Craving these! I cannot resist a good chocolate chip cookie.

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    3. Matt Robinson says

      October 09, 2014 at 9:33 am

      These really do look absolutely perfect!

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      • alexandra says

        October 09, 2014 at 3:48 pm

        Thanks Matt!

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    4. Tina @ Just Putzing Around the Kitchen says

      October 09, 2014 at 8:15 am

      These look awesome! I'm always looking to add to my chocolate chip cookie recipe collection, and this one looks fab. Will try soon!

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      • alexandra says

        October 09, 2014 at 3:48 pm

        Thank you! Needless to say they're a new favorite of mine, so I hope you love them too!

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    5. Laura (Blogging Over Thyme) says

      October 09, 2014 at 6:52 am

      These definitely look like the best chocolate chip cookies ever!! So chewy and fat!

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      • alexandra says

        October 09, 2014 at 3:48 pm

        Haha YES! Thanks Laura :)

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