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Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT13M
Total time: PT58M
Rating
4.9 stars (2575 reviews)
Keywords
best cookies, chocolate chip cookie recipe, easy chocolate chip cookies, perfect chocolate chip cookies, soft chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter (melted and then cooled until no longer warm to the touch (see note) )
1 ½ cups light brown sugar (firmly packed )
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs (room temperature preferred)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup maple syrup²
3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups chocolate chips (I used half regular semisweet chips and half mini semisweet chips)
Categories
Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
In a large bowl, stir together melted butter and sugars.
Add eggs, one at a time, stirring until combined.
Stir in vanilla extract and maple syrup.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients, stirring until completely combined.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Cover bowl with clear wrap and allow to chill for at least 30 minutes (chilling!? I told you, this recipe is the worst) and up to 3 days (the cookies look and taste even better after a longer chill. Note the dough will be harder to scoop after a longer chill time, just let it sit at room temperature a bit until it's scoopable)
While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper (if you don't have parchment paper, you can bake directly on an ungreased cookie sheet).
Scoop about 2 Tablespoons of cookie dough and roll into balls, making them slightly taller than they are wide. Place them at least 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
Bake about 13 minutes (cookies will appear to be a bit underdone, but edges should be just beginning to turn golden brown).
Allow cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet. If desired, gently press a few chocolate chips on top of the warm cookies.
Keep unbaked cookie dough in fridge while waiting to put the next batch in the oven, and do not place cookie dough on a hot cookie sheet.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 223 kcal
Carbohydrates: 33 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 10 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 27 mg
Sodium: 119 mg
Sugar: 21 g
Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
Reviews
Maura on 2026-09-27 (5 stars): I just ate one of your Worst Chocolate Chip Cookies and I’ve never felt so GREEEAT! In fact, I think I’m going to have another one….maybe another two.😳 Yes that’s right..two! Thanks Sam. I love all your recipes.
Janice on 2026-09-26 (5 stars): I didn’t think my old recipe could be beat! These are stupid fabulous! And huge! Thank you so much! (Or maybe not 😂)
Pamela on 2026-09-08 (5 stars): These are the WORST cookies ever, in the BEST possible way. Can't keep these from being consumed before the end of the day.
alison on 2026-09-01 (4 stars): this truly made SUCH delicious cookies. unfortunately i cannot make them anymore, because they have cornstarch. ive discovered that ingredient really isnt okay for us, so its just not worth using in my opinion. hence the 4 stars instead of 5. so sad because these truly are just amazing! just thought id let you know... maybe theres a suitable alternative? ive tried arrowroot before and its been so long that i forget why i removed it from my pantry but i think its performance was the issue. so i dont know what else to try. but thanks for a truly great recipe i miss these cookies and hope i can make them again somehow one day.
Zión on 2026-08-29 (5 stars): Yuck! These are THE WORST!!!!!
Soooo horrible I ate 4 spoonfuls of the batter and didn't wait the 30 mins cause...they are simply the worst.
Tomorrow I will reaffirm that they are the worst and probably each day after that until, one by one, the worst cookies I made are all gone!
emelyn on 2026-08-28 (5 stars): this is truly the worst chocolate chip cookie recipe EVER. i used to be able to show up to family events empty handed, i used to be able to try new recipes/bake new things for every event. and now all anyone wants from me are these dang cookies!!
Marge on 2026-08-25 (5 stars): BEST cookies ever. Made them twice in past 3 weeks since discovered you. My husband absolutely loves them. I discovered your Dot cookies and made them also, better than Cookie Crumble thanks
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Carrie McDougall on 2026-08-22 (5 stars): These cookies are the absolute best. My family rants and raves about them and asks me to make them often.
