What is the most iconic cookie? It has to be the Chocolate Chip Cookie. My mother-in-law makes the worlds best chocolate chip cookie. Her secret? Crisco. My sister-in-law makes an amazing chocolate chip cookie. Her secret? Hand mixing. Now, I can say myself that I make a pretty “dam-” good cookie. To me the secret is that the wet ingredients are not runny but sandy like. I know that is not a very good metaphor but it describes the texture and the key to the crunchy cookie of goodness.
I mean, childhood, Americana, is a chocolate chip cookie and a glass of milk. I remember my mom making me chocolate chip cookies. When we go home for Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law has made more than 100 cookies. And let me tell you, they do not last.
The Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chunks
- I split the recipe in half for 2 different uses
Instructions
- Mix the flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in the microwave.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together until fully incorporated.
- Whisk in the egg and then the egg yolk into the butter mixture.
- Finish the wet ingredients by whisking in the vanilla.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together with a rubber spatula. The dough will be very soft, yet thick.
- Next, fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Cover the dough and chill for at least 2 hours – longer is better – overnight is great . Chilling is the key to making this recipe work.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator and allow to slightly soften at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325F degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out the dough and roll into a ball. (You want the dough to be taller than wide).
- Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Serve and enjoy!
Dry ingredients.
Butter and Sugar.
Eggs Added to Wet Ingredients.
Wet Ingredients Added to Dry Ingredients.
Chunks Added to Dough.
Dough Ball Rolled.
Cookies Pre-Bake.
Plated.
Responses
comments – I answer every one.
This is the perfect recipe. Thank you so much for sharing. I had what I thought was the best chocolate chip cookie recipe, but this topped it when I made it last week!
That is so nice of you to say. It is so rewarding when someone tries one of my recipes and likes them.
Chocolate chip cookies are seriously all I am craving right now after seeing this post.. pinned!
Thx Thalia. Hard to go wrong with a chocolate chip cookie.
These cookies look like perfection! Gorgeous photos – you can almost taste them!
Thx Erica.
Well! I think I might have found the recipe I have been looking for. These look absolutely perfect Peter!
Thx Michelle.