For five years I’ve been using a chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve tweaked and tested so many times that it has become my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe. If I ever needed to make chocolate chip cookies I would never look elsewhere. I had tried too many recipes and I knew the pain that I’d gone through to find that one reliable recipe. I happily kept baking the same chocolate chip cookies. This was until today. After my first successful Dorie Greenspan recipe I was all geared up to step out of my comfort zone and try her chocolate chip cookies.
I halved the recipe and skipped the walnuts. I used the huge Ghirardelli 60% cacao chocolate chips. I had no idea what I was in for! *big grin*
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Adapted from: Baking From My Home to Yours (excellent baking book!)
Yield: 10-12 cookies
- Sieve the flour, salt and baking soda together. Keep aside.
- In a bowl, beat the butter for about a minute. Then add the sugars and beat for another 2 minutes until well blended and creamy. Beat in the vanilla.
- Add in the egg.
- Reducing the mixer speed to the lowest setting, add in the flour a little at a time, until evenly incorporated.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. Reserve a handful for later. Refrigerate the cookie dough for half an hour.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or on a Silpat, spoon rounded tablespoonfuls of the cookie dough.
- Bake them in a preheated oven at 375°F/190°C for 10-12 minutes.
- Something that I *love* to do is open the oven half way through baking and dot the dough that has spread with MORE chocolate chips!
- Then a good idea would also be to turn the sheet the other way round so that the cookies will bake evenly.
- Let cool on a cooling rack. Have them with a tall glass of milk.
If you liked this, I think you would love my Chocolate Chip Cake recipe!
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These are perfect if you leave them in the refridgerator for about an hour and a half. I did the first time and they were perfect. The second time I made these , I left them in for only half an hour and they weren't as good.
Thanks Anon for the refrigeration tip – must try it the next time I bake these cookies.
I made these and they were flat and the edges looked almost burnt. Is it because I didn't use a mixer? They still tasted good but I would like them to look nice, like on the photos above. Any tips? I followed this recipe to the dot.
Hey Anon: It's not about the mixer. A mixer is only used for convenience. Maybe check the oven temperature with an oven thermometer? If it's not hot enough, the edges will have begun to cook while the centre remains soft and mushy. And by the time the centre has cooked, you'd have brown/burnt edges.
Hi, I would like to ask is baking soda the same as bicarbonate of soda? I live in UK and could not seem to find it anywhere. Plese help me out. Thanks.
Hey there! Yes, baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda. :) Hope you enjoy the cookies!
Thanks a lot for sharing! Made these few days ago, and my better half who has been talkin abt the chewy cookies he used to have in US, liked it : )
umm maryam
So happy to know this Maryam – thanks for the comment. :)
hey..i am going to try these…can I also use chocolate icing while I mix my cookie dough?
I would hate that. I don’t want anything that atmtepts to manipulate people into buying things. In fact I try to avoid buying things that are advertised on annoying commercials. That sort of thing would really bother me. I’m 58.
Hey Priyanka, I'm not sure what you mean. What do you want to use the chocolate icing for?
Hey Shaheen, I made these cookies …. aaah! just aaaaaaah! :D :D
Wow… those look sinfully delicious. They look like they melt in your mouth, and I bet they're perfect for dunkin' in a nice big glass of milk. Can't wait to give this one a try… chocolate chip cookies are a favorite at my house! :)
I know the pain of the search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe all too well! I've ended up with bland cookies, tough cookies, cakey cookies…then the so-so cookies, and ONE good one. But never …THE ONE. I've loooved chocolate chip cookies all my life. With one look I can tell if it's going to be a good cookie or a bad one. And this blog has given me hope that the search has finally ended here because these cookies look DELICIOUS. Will DEFINITELY try! :D
hmm.. love it, devil chocolate cookies.
Hi,
Please post the OTHER chocolate chip cookie recipe that you love…
Thanks
Hi Shaheen, these cookies look crazy good! I have a sweet tooth and LOVE cookies but have never been able to whip up a batch that are absolutely amazing. But this recipe (and those pictures!) give me faith! In fact, my brother-in-law (my true critic) just saw the pictures and told me to get working on these immediately! Which is why I had a quick question – where can I get the Ghirardelli chocolate chips from? Those are clearly the most important part of any cookie recipe so I would really appreciate your help! Thanks!
Hi Neha, Unfortunately you won’t find Ghiradelli here..
Hi Shaheen,
Made my second batch today. Better than the first try! :)
There was only one tiny thing that was brought to my notice though. I was told that the sugar I used was too granulated (I know its a little finer in the States). So I was wondering if there was any solution to this? Maybe a particular brand of sugar? Do let me know.
Thanks a ton!!
Grind it up a little, and that should help! Otherwise use caster sugar.
Big help, big help. And sueprlavtie news of course.
I would love to make these for my manfriend, but he’s allergic to eggs. Do you know of an appropriate egg substitute for this recipe?
These look so good right now… YUM!
Hi Shaheen,
I tried these cookies today. Though they taste good, they turned soggy after abt 3-4 hrs. I had cooled them completely on a wire rack and transferrd them to an airtight glass container. So can’t understand what’s the problm. Also, is the recipe above the edited version? since u ve mentioned that u would like to reduce the amount of butter used.
Thanks
Ohhh I just made these and will try this recipe again for sure! I used less butter and they were quite a bit ‘fluffier’… so delicious nonetheless. My new choc chip cookie recipe for sure! Thanks for sharing.
CanI claim them as my own. Haha!!! Their amazing, you should get an award!!!
tried it and really loved it! thank you!
Where did you find the Ghiradelli chocolate chips in India?
This is a wonderful recipe, thanks so much for sharing. You did a great job with the images too; I will definitely try this recipe this weekend.
Soz but the choc chip cookies were yuck and tasteless they had no flavor at all disgusting and turned out like cake
I think you just did it wrong………
OMGosh OMGosh!!! I’ve been trying to make cookies from scratch that taste as good as my moms and had failed miserably. they were always so bland.
Until this! They’re such a hit with with my family and anyone else who tries them.
Thank you so much <3
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