My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Are there any cookie monsters out there? I for sure am one of them. I love chocolate chip cookies. The basic recipe. I really love the good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookie. Plain, fresh out of the oven with a glass of milk and I am in heaven. I used to like the cookies from Subway. I loved them so much, I started looking for a recipe that would come as close as possible to the Subway recipe.

best chocolate chip cookies

I really looked high and low, I tried about 20 different recipes. Recipes which had received high reviews, recipes which were unknown, recipes from friends, which they passed on to me secretly.

I tried a lot and was disappointed many, many times. Until I found the one from Sally on Sally’s Baking Addiction.  She is my personal heroine. I have recommended her baking blog before and I will do it again. She really got it figured out. She invents wonderful recipes. Check out her blog!

best chocolate chip cookiesOnce I settled on her recipe (a little less sweet for me, but apart from that the same), I baked the cookies many times. So many times, that I was shocked when I went back to Subway I realized that I didn’t like the Subway cookies as much anymore. Because they have palm oil in them. Check it out. The ingredients list is long, which never is a good sign. I rather make them myself now. Much better!

The good thing about these cookies is that you only need about 10 minutes to prepare them and another 10 minutes to bake them. You can make them on the go and enjoy them when you return. Join me and munch away on chocolate chip cookies!

best chocolate chip cookies

Credit: Sally’s Baking Addiction

My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Serves: 18 - 20 cookies
Cooking Time: 10 min preparation + 1 hour chilling time + 10-14min baking time

Ingredients

  • 170 grams of unsalted butter
  • 120 grams of brown sugar
  • 70 grams of regular sugar
  • 1 egg and 1 egg yolk at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, see here how to make your own
  • 280 grams of all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 180 grams of chocolate chips (or chocolate chunks, M&Ms, etc.)
  • Optional: sea salt

Instructions

1

Melt the butter in a small pot on the stove or in the microwave. Put sugars in a large bowl and add the melted butter. Stir with a spoon to cool off a bit.

2

First add the egg and then incorporate the egg yolk and the vanilla. Mix flour, cornstarch and baking soda on top and mix until a homogeneous dough is formed. Fold in chocolate chips.

3

Chill cookie dough for at least half an hour in the fridge. Dough can be kept in the fridge for up to three days.

4

Take dough out of the fridge and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

5

Form balls the size of a golf ball with your hands and put about 8 to 9 cookies on the first baking sheet. The cookie dough may feel a bit hard to work with, especially if you left the dough in the fridge over night. This is normal. The warmth of your hand will make it easier to form the cookie balls. Optional: sprinkle with sea salt.

6

Bake cookies between 10-14 minutes. The edges should be browned, yet the center still soft. Check your oven. Cool on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. I usually save a few chocolate chips and put them into the cookies while they are cooling off. Repeat with second batch.

Notes

No idea what to do with the leftover egg white? Check out see this blog post including how to freeze them properly. Chilling is mandatory for these cookies. At least one hour helps for the cookies not to spread as much. If you are desperate, chill for half an hour. You can freeze this cookie at two stages. Either you prepare the dough, roll the cookies individually and then freeze the cookie balls. Or you bake the cookies and freeze the cookies already baked. If you do freeze while still a dough, you have to add a few minutes to the baking time. I don't recommend using margarine. The buttery taste makes them super delicious. Yes, you can go crazy. I have added salted peanuts, sea salt, M&Ms or chopped up the leftover Christmas or Easter chocolate to add to these cookies and all additions taste great. Feel free to adapt.

Let’s munch together!

Jenny

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7 Comments

  • Reply
    Ivana
    Thursday July 20th, 2017 at 11:55 AM

    These look super delicious. I love Sally’s baking addiction too 🙂

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Thursday July 20th, 2017 at 11:58 AM

      Who doesn’t?

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    Lisa
    Monday January 4th, 2021 at 07:49 PM

    Verdammt eigentlich hatte ich nur nach einem Rezept gesucht und jetzt habe ich jede Menge ausgedruckt und dich auf Insta abboniert :). Verführung pur! Freue mich schon auf’s ausprobieren.
    Finde es auch total toll, dass du es fertig formatiert zum Druck anbietest, manchmal ist es wirklich ein Kramp auf anderen Seiten! Wirkst sehr sympathisch!
    Liebe Grüße

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Monday January 4th, 2021 at 07:56 PM

      Liebe Lisa, ich freue mich mit! Wenn es irgendwelche Probleme gibt, gerne melden oder aber wie es schmeckt, ja? Bis dahin! Grüße, Jenny

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    Birgit
    Wednesday December 15th, 2021 at 08:05 PM

    Wunderbare Cookies! Mann & Kiddies lassen alle anderen Kekse stehen, wenn es diese Chocolate-Chip-Cookies oder die leckeren weichen Zimtkekse nach deinem Rezept gibt. Ich übrigens auch 😉 Danke für deine tolle Seite! Liebe Grüße aus Vorarlberg

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      Jenny
      Wednesday December 15th, 2021 at 09:59 PM

      Oh, das sind ja liebe Worte, ganz herzlichen Dank dir! Wenn du magst, kannst du auch noch direkt beim Rezept eine Sternebewertung abgeben.

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    Adel
    Sunday October 23rd, 2022 at 08:35 PM

    mmh, die sehen echt lecker aus! Wir lieben Cookies und werden das Rezept ganz sicher mal testen.

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