A warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie is a favorite of everyone. Not only are they delicious, but making them is also not too difficult. In this article, we’re going to show you how to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) room temperature unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Butter and sugars should be combined in a bowl and creamed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Next, stir in the vanilla extract. In a different bowl, combine the salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour. Add gradually to the wet ingredients and combine just enough. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Spoon tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies are golden brown and slightly firm to the touch. Before moving the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling, let them cool on the baking sheet for five minutes.

What You’ll Need for Chocolate Chip Cookies

What You’ll Need for Chocolate Chip Cookies

You’ll need a few simple ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies at home: sugar, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips.

You can either use a stand mixer or a bowl and spoon to mix together the sugar, butter, and eggs. The flour, baking powder, and salt are then folded in. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips.

The dough will be thick, so you’ll need to use a spoon or your hands to shape it into balls. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Enjoy your fresh batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies!

Making the Dough

Making the Dough

You’re going to need some butter, sugar, and eggs. Let’s start with the butter. To soften it, microwave it for 15 seconds or so. Add the sugar and beat it together until it’s light and fluffy. One at a time beat the eggs in until everything is thoroughly combined.

Now it’s time to add the dry ingredients. Salt, baking powder, and flour should all be thoroughly combined. You can also add some extras at this point if you want—chocolate chips, nuts, or raisins are all good choices.

When everything is mixed together, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. This will help make the cookies nice and chewy.

Baking the Cookies

Baking the Cookies

Now it’s time to bake your cookies! A baking sheet should be lined with parchment paper and the oven should be preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix the salt, baking powder, and flour in a medium mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until light and creamy. Once you’ve added the flour mixture, only stir to combine.

Fold in the chocolate chips and then drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown and set. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a short while before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Storing the Cookies

Storing the Cookies

You might be wondering how long these little pieces of heaven will last. Well, if you can manage to not eat them all in one sitting, they should last for about a week in an airtight container.

You can freeze them to further increase their shelf life. Just be sure to tightly wrap them to prevent drying. And when you’re ready to eat them, let them thaw at room temperature or pop them in the microwave for a few seconds.

Variations of Chocolate Chip Cookies

Variations of Chocolate Chip Cookies

Not feeling chocolate chips? No problem! There are tons of variations of this cookie that you can make. Here are my personal favorites:

– Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies: swap out the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips

– Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies: add in some rolled oats to the dough

– White chocolate chip cookies: use white chocolate chips instead of regular chocolate chips

– Cinnamon sugar cookies: add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the dough and roll the balls of dough in sugar before baking