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    Recipes » Desserts » Cookies and Brownies

    Crispy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Published: Mar 31, 2015 · Modified: Dec 11, 2020 by Marissa Stevens · 44 Comments

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    crispy chewy chocolate chip cookies served on a white plate

    It's important to have a few go-to cookie recipes, don't you think? This is mine for crispy, chewy chocolate chip cookies. They're made with butter for richness, some whole grain flour because they're boring otherwise, and less chocolate than many recipes call for. Perhaps that's heresy, but I really like the cookie part of chocolate chip cookies and sometimes the chocolate takes over.

    So what makes a cookie recipe qualify as 'go-to' besides exceptional flavor? There's one essential element that many recipes are missing. Can you guess?

    It needs dry ingredient weights. Weighing dry ingredients is the only way I've found to have baked goods come out the same every time. If you don't have a kitchen scale, it's well worth the $15 to buy one.

    Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Dough

    What I love about this recipe is that it makes cookies that are crispy and chewy at once: crispy edges, chewy middle.

    Cookie Dough Balls

    It also freezes well, as do most cookie doughs. I like to keep a bag full of dough balls in the freezer, ready to bake. That way, I can make only as many as I think we'll eat that day so we always eat them warm and fresh. It's a good idea to note the cooking temperature and timing on the outside of the bag- bake 2 minutes longer when frozen.

    Crispy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    What is a 'go to' recipe of yours?

    Crispy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Marissa Stevens
    Recipe adapted slightly from Dahlia Bakery Cookbook's All-American Chocolate Chunk Cookies If you are baking the cookies from frozen, flatten to ½-inch thickness before baking.
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 14 mins
    Total Time 34 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 40 cookies
    Calories 178 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup white whole wheat flour 120 grams
    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 313 grams
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
    • 1 cup plus 5 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 250 grams
    • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar 250 grams
    • 3 large eggs at room temperature
    • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
    • 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips 12 ounces/340 grams

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Add flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl; whisk to combine. Set aside.
    • Add butter and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed.
    • Reduce mixer speed to medium-low and add eggs, one at a time, and then vanilla extract; mix just until combined. Scrape down bowl; add dry ingredients in 2 or 3 additions and mix just until combined. Add chocolate chips and mix just until they're distributed throughout the dough. Remove bowl from mixer and scrape down sides and bottom with a rubber spatula.
    • With a
      3-tablespoon scoop or ¼-cup dry measure, scoop out scant ¼ cup portions of dough and place 12 to 15 cookies on prepared baking sheet (number depending on the size of your sheet), leaving an inch or more of space on all sides of each cookie (cookies will spread during baking).
    • Bake until golden around the edges and slightly pale in the middle, 12-14 minutes, rotating pan halfway through the cooking time.
    • Remove pan from oven and cool on wire rack 10 minutes before transferring cookies to cooling rack with a spatula. Repeat with remaining dough.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 131mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 161IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword comfort food
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    1. Kristen @ The Endless Meal says

      April 30, 2015 at 8:18 pm

      I've had a major cookie craving for days now and I think I'm might just cave and make a batch tonight. You're recipe looks so good!

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      • Marissa says

        May 02, 2015 at 9:27 am

        Thank you, Kristen!

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    2. Jennifer Farley says

      April 06, 2015 at 2:24 pm

      I am a firm believer that one can never have too many chocolate chip cookie recipes!

      Reply
      • Marissa says

        April 06, 2015 at 2:55 pm

        I completely agree, Jennifer!

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