These really are everything you could ever want a chocolate chip cookie to be. They are a classic cookie recipe for thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies that are crispy around the edge, loaded with semisweet chocolate morsels in every bite, and chewy in the middle. You're going to want a glass of milk.
Preheat oven to 375°F. If your butter is coming straight from the fridge, microwave it for about 10-12 seconds to barely soften it. I would say use room temperature butter, but when I want cookies, I want them immediately and don't have time to wait for butter to soften on its own.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugars, and eggs and beat using a stand or electric mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes.
Add flour, baking soda, salt and vanilla and mix just until combined and no streaks of flour remain.
Stir in chocolate chips, being careful not to overmix. Try not to eat all the cookie dough at this point.
Scoop and drop onto a cookie sheet, leaving space to spread between each cookie. I usually make my cookies on the large side and do 12 cookies per cookie sheet.
Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies look puffy and just barely start to turn golden brown. Whatever you do, definitely do not overbake these!
The cookies will stay soft, chewy, and delicious for days. You can refrigerate the dough and make part of a batch one day and the rest of the batch the next day. Or make them all at once and heat up any cookies that make it through to Day 2 (unlikely) for 10-12 seconds in the microwave. They will taste almost like they just came out of the oven.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 264 kcal
Carbohydrates: 32 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 14 g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 37 mg
Sodium: 220 mg
Sugar: 19 g
Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
Reviews
Katherine Ramer on 2026-06-11 (5 stars): Looks easy easy. Boise Idaho has a local bakery that makes Salty Chocolate cookies - love the combo of salt and sweet. I might try using a little coarse salt on my parchment paper before placing a dough ball down.
(That should be Chocolate Chip)
Abriana on 2024-10-27 (5 stars): This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve ever made!! It’s my go to. I actually make them way too much 😅. Not even kidding, I’ve had so many people tell me they’re the best cookies they’ve ever had! They’re the best. Side note, if I ever need a recipe, the first place I look is House of Nash Eats. She never misses! Please make a cookbook! 😊
Vladimir Ramirez on 2024-02-03 (5 stars): Perfect recipe for me personally
S on 2024-01-20 (5 stars): Hello! We loved your snickerdoodles recipe so I decided to make these tonight. They're very good. So fluffy and chocolatey! Definitely agree with you on the softened but not melted butter and pulling the cookies out the second they start to turn brown. Makes all the difference! Next time, I would reduce the vanilla by 1/2 tsp. I think also the subtle but critical caramelized flavor you get from the brown sugar and salt gets lost with the additional flour, so I would maybe reduce the flour a bit as well. Thanks again for a nice recipe!
