Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

70 min · Easy · Serves 16

235 kcal per serving · 3g protein

Chewy in the middle, crisp at the edges, with pools of melty chocolate. The cookie everyone wants.

Ingredients

• 255 g Plain flour
• 130 g Butter (softened)
• 160 g Light brown sugar
• 80 g White sugar
• Egg × 1
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 190 g Dark chocolate chips

Method

1. Cream

   

   Beat softened butter with both sugars 2-3min until light and fluffy.

2. Wet

   

   Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth.

3. Dry

   

   In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt. Add to wet, mix on low just until no streaks.

4. Chocolate

   

   Add the chocolate chips and fold them through the dough with a spatula until evenly distributed. Don't overmix — the dough should stay tender, not tough.

5. Chill

   

   Cover and refrigerate dough 30min — controls spread and deepens flavour.

6. Preheat oven

   

   Preheat oven to 180°C.

7. Shape 16 dough balls

   

   Divide the dough into 16 balls (about 3 heaped tablespoons, roughly 55 g each) and set them on two lined trays, spaced well apart.

8. Bake 11-13min

   

   Bake 11-13min until edges are golden but centres still look soft.

9. Cool

   

   Rest on tray 5min, then transfer to a rack.

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