Meet your new go-to Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe for perfect, soft cookies for any day of the week! This one-bowl recipe leans on brown sugar and vanilla for maximum flavor with minimal effort. Ready in under 30 minutes (zero rest time!) I promise this cookie will be your new favorite!
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT11M
Total time: PT21M
Rating
5 stars (4 reviews)
Keywords
Rebecca Firth, DisplacedHousewife Well-Tested Recipe, The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies, The Best, Baking, Dessert, Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups (420 g) light or dark brown sugar (packed)
16 tablespoons (226 g or 8 ounces) unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 tablespoons (23 g) vanilla paste or real vanilla extract
1 ½ tablespoons (21 g) extra virgin olive oil (or use any oil you have on hand)
2 cups (340 g) dark, milk or semi-sweet chocolate (chips, chunks or coarsely chopped bar)
Flaky sea salt for the tops (optional)
Categories
Dessert
Snack
Cuisine
Cookies
Steps
Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C) and line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, add the brown sugar, butter, vanilla and olive oil and beat with a spatula until light and fluffy; the mixture should no longer appear dense, and the color should have lightened; about 4 to 5 minutes.
Add in the eggs one at a time, making sure the first is fully blended before adding the second. Add in the salt, baking powder and baking soda and mix for 30 seconds until fully combined.
Gently fold in the flour, stopping when there are still traces of flour visible. Add in the chocolate and stir until evenly distributed throughout the dough, being careful to use as few strokes as possible so as not to overmix the dough.
Scoop 3 tablespoons of dough (about 42 g) onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 3 inches between cookie dough balls to allow for spreading. Bake for 11 to 12 minutes (see note below regarding bake time) in the center of the oven.
As soon as they’re out of the oven, tap the baking sheet on the counter to collapse the cookies a bit and then use the edge of a spatula to nudge the cookies back into a circle. Let cool completely on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt if using.
Reviews
Kelly Kardos on 2025-04-03 (5 stars): Rebecca! Just when I think I can’t love a cookie more than the one before you come up with another ridiculously, delicious CCC. Holy Cannoli are these fabulous! Another new favorite
Deepika on 2025-01-23 (5 stars): Can i lower sugar in this recipe? If so how much can i?
Edith on 2024-09-03 (5 stars): Soft and chewy kind of like entenmann's with a gently crispy edge. I halved the recipe when I realized I didn’t set out enough butter to come to room temp. Wish I waited for more butter because the cookies are quite good.
Elena on 2024-07-18 (5 stars): As a HUGEEE fan of the small batch mega vanilla cookies, I'm so glad that there is now an equivalent recipe that makes double. I can't wait to make these, I know they will be my new go-to.
