How to Make Simple Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

Make an irresistible batch of chocolate chip cookies with extra chocolate chips.

From hard and crunchy to soft and gooey, each chocolate chip cookie recipe provides a slightly different result. They are a classic treat to be enjoyed at home or served on a platter at a special event. Even novice bakers can prepare a batch of three dozen chewy chocolate chip cookies with a crispy outer shell for a delectable treat that melts in your mouth.

Things You'll Need

• Baking sheet
• Vegetable oil cooking spray
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• Medium-size mixing bowl
• 3/4 cup butter
• Large mixing bowl
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• Hand or electric mixer
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• Large spoon
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• Wire rack

Instructions

1. Set the oven's temperature to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and cover a baking sheet with a coating of vegetable oil cooking spray.

2. Blend together 2 cups of flour, 1/2 tsp. of baking soda and a 1/2 tsp. salt in a medium-size bowl. Set the bowl aside for a few minutes.

3. Melt 3/4-cup of unsalted butter in the microwave until completely soft and just starting to liquefy. Pour the butter in a large mixing bowl and add 1 packed cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of white granulated sugar. Beat the mixture until it becomes creamy.

4. Add 1 tbsp. of vanilla extract, 1 egg and 1 egg yolk to the butter mixture. Mix until well blended.

5. Pour the flour mixture into the butter mixture and stir with a spoon until well blended.

6. Pour in 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips and mix thoroughly with a spoon.

7. Drop about 1 tbsp. of cookie dough at a time onto the baking sheet to make medium-size cookies. Space the cookies at least 2 inches apart.

8. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for about five minutes and then transfer them onto a wire rack to cool at room temperature.

Tips & Warnings

• This recipe will yield about three dozen medium-size cookies.

References

• "Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alice Medrich"; Alice Medrich; 2010

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish