These Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and cook up picture perfect every time.
Not only do these Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies taste wonderful, they cook up picture perfect just like the ones you see in bakery shops. And I love the giant size of them. I feel like I’m REALLY getting a treat when I eat one.
There are many chocolate chip recipes that produce different types of cookies. Some are thin and crispy, others soft and cakey. Chewy cookies are my favorite.
How To Produce A Chewy Cookie
As far as chewy cookies go, I think this recipe from Cook’s Illustrated is the best there is.
There are three things in this recipe that help produce a chewy cookie: extra fat (in this case an egg yolk), using melted butter instead of softened butter, and a shorter cooking time.
When you pull the cookies out of the oven they will be slightly undercooked, but just perfect once cooled.
Cook’s Illustrated even has a trick for getting that gorgeous rippled top. You measure out 1/4 cup batter, pull the dough into two pieces using your hands, rotate each piece 90 degrees so that the ripped parts are now facing up, and then you press it back together into one piece. You’ll feel a little strange doing this to the dough, but it really does result in beautiful cookies that look like they were purchased at a bakery.
Kitchen Tools Needed
- Electric Mixer– a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment is best for this recipe. You can use a handheld mixer if you don’t have a stand mixer.
- Rimmed Baking Sheets
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Tip
Be sure to measure your flour correctly for the best cookie texture. You should fluff the flour up some in the bag and then gently spoon it into a dry measuring cup. Overfill it slightly and then run the back of a knife across the top to get rid of any excess.
Varaiations
- Milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips can be used instead of semi-sweet.
- Add some chopped pecans or walnuts if you want your cookies to be nutty.
Storage
Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days.
More Cookie Recipes
- Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
- Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies
- White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Andes Mint Cookies
- Soft Baked Reese’s Pieces Cookies
- No-Bake Butterfinger Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour, (10 5/8 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter,, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup brown sugar, light or dark, (7 ounces)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, (3 1/2 ounces)
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, of course you know 2 cups is best!
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees with racks in the upper-middle and lower-middle positions.
- In a medium bowl mix flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- With electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Mix in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in chips.
- Roll a scant 1/4 cup of dough into a ball. Holding the ball in both hands, pull ball apart into 2 equal halves. Rotate just 90 degrees so jagged edges face up and press the two pieces back together again. Place on baking sheet with jagged edges facing up, spacing 2 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake 15-18 minutes. Cookies should be slightly undercooked when you remove them from the oven. Cool cookies on baking sheets.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally posted November 6, 2014.
Do you have a video for preparing these delicious looking cookies? I need to see how the trick works for the rotation and putting them back together part. would love to see a video. Thank you for posting this recipe!
When u rotate and put back together do u just squish back together.mdidnt get that part
Yes, just press them back together.
These look fantastic! This is going to be the last chocolate chip cookie recipe I try, since no matter what they always turn out dry and cakey! Quick question, you specified the position of the oven racks, but which rack do we bake the cookies on? I’m sorry if this sounds ridiculous or if I missed something! I can’t wait to try these.
Whoops! Thanks for pointing that out. I need to fix the instructions. You will need to use 2 baking sheets if you bake them all at the same time so one on each rack.
I can not tell you how awesome this recipe is!! I just made these today and wow!! Yeah that weird trick works! ! Best cookies ever! Much love!
The weird trick does work doesn’t it? I don’t know how in the world anyone came up with it though 🙂
Yes it does!! The whole recipe is fantastic! !
OMG my mouth is just watering looking at these beautys. I love this cookies.
Wow, these looks down right amazing! Like a perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie! I’ll take a dozen please!
These are picture perfect cookies! I would love to grab some and have a glass of milk with them! Great pictures!