The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

Perfect balance of salty and sweet. The outer edges yield a perfectly sight crispness that balances out the soft center. Serve with cold milk, of course!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 159 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a medium bowl, and set aside.

Step 2

Beat butter and sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Beat for an additional 3 minutes. Add vanilla and beat for 10 seconds.

Step 3

Reduce speed to low and gradually add in the flour mixture, blending just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.

Step 4

Scoop 1 1/2-inch balls of dough 3 inches apart onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; freeze for 15 minutes.

Step 5

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).

Step 6

Bake cookies in the preheated oven, rotating halfway through, until golden around the edges and slightly gooey inside, about 8 minutes. Let stand on the baking sheet for 4 to 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.