Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
A soft and chewy cookie loaded with semisweet chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 12 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking soda).
- In a larger bowl, cream together butter and sugars until combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
- Stir in the dry mixture. Make sure it's completely combined. The batter should be stiff, not sticky. Add a little more flour to get to correct consistency if needed.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Drop the cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet using a cookie scoop (small cookies) or ice cream scoop (large cookies about 2 inches apart.
- Place in preheated 350° oven 8-10 minutes (small cookies) or 12-14 minutes (large cookies).
- Cool for 2 minutes and move to wire rack.