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the best chocolate chip cookies

patrickmeyer avatar
Recipe by
Patrick Meyer
@patrickmeyer
Greenville, SC

Every baker searches for the PERFECT chocolate chip cookie recipe. LOOK NO FURTHER! After trying like 100 different recipes, this is by far the absolute best! Chewy, but not doughy. Crispy, but not hard. Nice and thick, not flat.

yield 16 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr 20 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For the best chocolate chip cookies

  • 2 c
    bread flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 180 g
    unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 c
    packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1
    egg yolk
  • 2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    semisweet chocolate cips

How To Make the best chocolate chip cookies

  • 1
    Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
  • 2
    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the melted butter and sugars together until smooth. Beat in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  • 3
    Add in your dry ingredients. Mix on low until combined. Mix in the chips until incorporated.
  • 4
    Put it in the fridge to set for at least an hour.
  • 5
    Preheat your oven to 350 or 320 convection bake. Using an ¼ measuring cup or ice cream scoop, scoop out ¼ sized of dough at a time, lay them on the prepared baking sheets, spaced about 2 inches apart.
  • 6
    Break the dough into 2 and stick them back together, this will give a beautiful cookie.
  • 7
    Bake the cookies for 18 to 19 minutes.
  • 8
    Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then serve warm or transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
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