Make the Softest Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Picture this: a chocolate chip cookie with a crispy, buttery outside and a moist and fluffy inside. With a “secret ingredient”, that’s what kind of cookie you’ll be eating with my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe!
(Note: This post first appeared on my blog in September 2012, and has been updated with new photos!)
I’m always on the hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe (isn’t everyone?!) and this one is awfully close.
My daughter (who always happily mixes our cookies) agrees that these are simply yummy.
We aren’t the type to line them up perfectly on the pan in consistently-sized balls, but they’re irregularity adds to their homemade numminess, right?
Here’s the recipe (adapted from Chocolate Chip Cookies a la Anna Olson) – it uses corn starch which sounds funny, but gives these cookies a fluffy gooey texture that you’ll go ga ga over!
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons corn starch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Mix.
- Mix in the chocolate chips (I usually do this by hand).
- Bake for 8-10 minutes (I err on the shorter side).
- Let cool and enjoy!
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These cookies were awesome. Just made a batch and perfectly soft and chewy. My hubbie likes it buttery so I increased the butter and decreased the sugar by a few tablespoons.
3/4 butter?? What does that mean? Cup? Or stick?
3/4 cup 🙂
I’m glad they turned out well for you, Pia! Mmmmm… I love butter too. 🙂 Thanks for the tip!
Stop!! Don’t make these cookies without decreasing the amount of flour .. 2 cups will cause cookies not to flatten out
I was interested in making these, but as a teenager, I don’t have an electric mixer. I have a hand mixer, but it’s older and I’m not sure if it can withstand cookie dough. Do you think the cookies will turn out the same if I hand mix them? In the past I have had problems. Thank you, this sounds like a great recipe:)
These are the BEST chocolate chip cookies ever! I have been baking a LONG time and have always found it hard to find the perfect recipe for soft cookies. I double the recipe for the group home I work at and they disappear fast! Thank you so much!
These look so good! Cornstarch – who knew?! I’ll have to give this recipe a try.
I know hey! They turn out so soft!
These cookies turned out great… never thought of using corn starch but I Believe that made the difference
So glad your turned out! What a great little secret with the corn starch ?
I am not based in the US… so want to try these but not sure what the English equivalent of 3/4 butter is? How many grams or lbs is that?
Excited to try them…
Hello Jos, that would be 170grams 🙂
I like browsing your internet site. Kudos!
Plz make a video would be so much more helpful
These are my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe! They are ALWAYS so soft. I just made a batch and I have no idea why they turned out flat. Anyone know why this sometimes happens and what I can do about it?
We’re glad your enjoying the cookies as much as we do. Not sure why they turned out flat for you the last time baking them…hmmm…
Thanks so much for this post. Chocolate cookies are loved by most people I know. And most of us discovered our love for them as small children in the comfort of grandma’s kitchen. For some reason her cookies were always much better than mom’s. Maybe it is because they were always hot and soft or because she probably let you eat as many as you wanted. Whatever the reason, one thing is sure. We loved, and maybe still do love, chocolate chip cookies.
I just made a batch of these and they were they were the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Thank you for sharing your secret ingredient. This will be going in my “favorites” file?
Awesome!
These look and sound so fab, but as good as those cookies look, the smile on your daughter’s face is the best! I can tell she knows what deliciousness is on the way!!
Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday this week!
Mollie
I made these exactly as directed and I actually quadruple checked my ingredients and these did not turn out as expected. They were very dry and crumbly; more like a biscuit dough and quite bland in flavor. The were actually fluffy! Which is a positive. 🙂
There is never enough cookies, these sound delicious and perfect for sharing. Happy Fiesta Friday! 🙂
I love cookies and your recipe sounds amazing! Of course, these will be perfect with a cold glass of milk. Yum! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!