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best easy chocolate chip cookie recipe from scratch

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings: 58
Course: Dessert, Snack
Calories: 90
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 bag dark chocolate chips (about 2 cups)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
  2. Cream the butter and brown sugar together until well mixed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
  3. Mix in the egg and vanilla until all incorporated.
  4. Mix in the baking soda, salt, and flour just until all incorporated.
  5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  6. Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased sheet pan.
  7. Bake for 8--10 minutes. Let sit on the pan for a couple of minutes before removing.