Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda; set aside. Bookmark this recipe as your new go-to option for delicious, soft, and chewy chocolate chip cookies made from scratch. This simple recipe produces an extra-large batch of cookies, perfect for bringing to any-size gathering, gifting to a friend or setting out on the counter at home for the whole family to enjoy. Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can cook Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
  1. It’s 2 1/4 cup of flour.
  2. You need 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
  3. Prepare 1 cup of (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature.
  4. You need 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
  5. You need 1 cup of packed light brown sugar.
  6. You need 1 tsp of salt.
  7. You need 2 tsp of pure vanilla extract.
  8. You need 2 of large eggs.
  9. You need 2 cup of semi sweet and/or milk chocolate chips.

I have found that you need to follow the directions exactly to get the best cookies. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. These chocolate chip cookies are extra soft, chewy, and they turn out perfect every time.

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl whisk together flour and banking soda; set aside.

  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle adjustment, combine both sugars with the butter; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add salt, vanilla and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute.

  3. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

  4. Drop heaping tablespoon - sized balls of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

  5. Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8-10 minutes..

  6. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet about 1-2 minutes.

  7. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

  8. Store cookies in air tight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

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