Chocolate Chip Cookies — Print Recipe

Crispy-edged, chewy-centered cookies loaded with puddles of melted chocolate and a hint of brown butter flavor — the quintessential American cookie.

Ingredients

2.25 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Flaky sea salt for topping

Instructions

1 Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
2 Cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 min. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
3 Add flour mixture in two additions, mixing on low just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts if using.
4 Scoop dough into balls (about 2 tbsp each) onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with flaky salt.
5 Chill dough balls 30 min (or up to 72 hours for deeper flavor). Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 10-12 min until edges are golden but centers look underdone.
6 Cool on the baking sheet 5 min (they will continue cooking), then transfer to a cooling rack.

Did You Know?

Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies by accident in 1938 when she added chopped chocolate to her butter cookie recipe, expecting it to melt into the dough — it didn't, and the chocolate chip cookie was born.