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5 Tips to Make the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Every Time!

All Archives, Cookies, Dessert, Recipes    ·    July 9, 2020

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5 Tips to Make the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies every single time via www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

Looking for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever? Look no further – this is truly the best!  With tips on how to make sure they come out perfect every time! 

5 Tips to Make the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies every single time by www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

I found the best cookie recipe ever years and years ago. Over the years I have realized that there are few things that make these cookies the best.  Use the chocolate chip cookie recipe below and the following five tips and you cannot go wrong.  I promise.  Pinky promise.  They are super simple but worth it.  Ready?  Here you go:

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies

  1. Use butter.  Not margarine. Make sure to soften the butter only. Don’t melt it. It changes the consistency of the cookies.
    If you typically use margarine, try the real stuff.  It will change your life.  I prefer unsalted butter for this chocolate chip cookie recipe and then adding in the salt.  You can control it that way!
  2. Do not grease your cookie sheets.  This spreads the cookies.
  3. Use a cookie scoop for uniform cookies.  They are all the same size and come out the same way.
  4. Cream your sugars and butter for 2-3 minutes for a fluffy and chewy cookie.  I use my KitchenAid and just let it go for those 2-3 minutes.
    Be careful not to over mix though either – 2-3 minutes at the most.
  5. Do NOT over bake.  This is key.  Cookies will continue to bake a little bit once they are taken out of the oven.  I under bake mine by about a minute and they turn out perfect every single time.

 

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Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are seriously the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies - you cannot go wrong if you follow this recipe!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time11 mins
Total Time26 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 230kcal
Author: Mique Provost

Ingredients

  • 1 c unsalted butter (2 sticks) softened
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 3/4 c sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3 c flour
  • 11.5 oz Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips
  • 6 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  • Cream butter and sugars.
  • Add eggs and vanilla.
  • Then add dry ingredients.
  • Mix in chocolate chips.
  • Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes.

Notes

You read that right - there is a full tablespoon of vanilla (people ask if it's right all the time). You also don't HAVE to use Ghiaradelli milk chocolate and semi sweet chips but they are my ace in the hole. You DO have to use both milk chocolate and semi-sweet for the best results.

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1.2mg

You can see my baking buddy and I making these chocolate chip cookies here:

 

 

If you love these cookies as much as I do, you’ll probably love these cookie recipes too:

  • Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut 
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Comments

  1. Avatar for MiqueTina @ The Tasty World says

    July 19, 2020 at 11:23 am

    5 stars
    Yes and thank you!! I love all these tips and will be trying them soon!

  2. Avatar for Miquelaura says

    March 4, 2018 at 7:11 am

    HI Mique! Love the tips! The overbaking no no is key! laura

  3. Avatar for MiqueBrenda says

    September 25, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    So, my dear, if you bake them from 9 – 11 minutes….at what point are they 1 minute underbaked??

  4. Avatar for MiqueMary says

    August 1, 2014 at 9:05 am

    I made these a few weeks ago when I saw this recipe and they were a hit! Making them again today on request from my husband. Yum!

  5. Avatar for Miqueliz says

    July 28, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    These are the best cookies I’ve ever made and ever eaten. I never leave comments but for this recipe and tips I just had to. Your tips were a game changer. People, throw out all of your chocolate chip cookie recipies and just adopadopt this one. FANTASTIC!!

  6. Avatar for MiqueTeri @ The Freshman Cook says

    July 26, 2014 at 10:54 am

    What a wonderful idea to mix the milk chocolate chips and the semi sweet! I have never done that, but I will next time! I would love if you would drop by and link up to my new link party, Celebrate It! Your cookies will fit right in!
    Hope to see you there!

    • Avatar for MiqueTeri @ The Freshman Cook says

      July 26, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Sorry, Here is the link: http://www.thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/07/celebrate-it-link-party.html

  7. Avatar for MiqueSusen @ Dabbling Momma says

    July 20, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    The chocolate chip cookies look fantastically delicious!! Baking a batch this week!!

  8. Avatar for MiqueJennifer Smith says

    July 13, 2014 at 7:24 am

    Omigoodness! BEST chocolate cookies. Followed recipe; combined flour, salt and baking powder prior to combining. Baked 9 min.
    So rich and decadent. Absolutely delicious. My sweets loving husband could only eat one at a time. Taking them to a church potluck and doubt many will be left.

  9. Avatar for MiqueJessica says

    July 11, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    mmmm cookies.. nuff said!

  10. Avatar for MiqueAnna says

    July 11, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    For “The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies”, you say 1 cup brown sugar. Is that packed or just loosely put in the one cup measure?
    Thanks, making them now.

  11. Avatar for MiqueRose says

    July 11, 2014 at 11:43 am

    I’m remodeling my kitchen right now but I think this might be the first thing I bake in my new stove!!! YUM!!

  12. Avatar for MiqueLinda says

    July 11, 2014 at 2:36 am

    Do you combine the dry ingredients before adding to wet?

  13. Avatar for MiqueMichelle says

    July 10, 2014 at 6:17 am

    Do you use salted or unsalted butter?

    • Avatar for MiqueMique says

      July 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm

      Hi Michelle – I just updated to make sure it says “unsalted butter.” The salt is added in later in the recipe. I use unsalted butter for almost all of my baking.

  14. Avatar for MiqueKay Lin says

    July 9, 2014 at 9:13 pm

    Has anyone tried this recipe with chocolate and butterscotch chips?

    • Avatar for MiqueMique says

      July 10, 2014 at 10:33 pm

      Try it out and let me know what you think Kay Lin. I bet it’d be great! ;)

  15. Avatar for MiqueSuzanne Manser says

    July 8, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Hi, we don’t have that brand of chic chips in UK. What weight of choc chips in a packet please?

    • Avatar for MiqueMegan says

      July 10, 2014 at 3:17 pm

      A typical package is 12 ounces by weight or about two cups by volume. :-)

  16. Avatar for MiqueDeborah @ mommycrusader says

    July 8, 2014 at 7:53 am

    My husband is a cookie-a-holic! We’ll be using all these recipes. Thanks so much for sharing.

  17. Avatar for MiqueJan says

    July 6, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Love cookies. Thanks!

  18. Avatar for MiquePatty says

    July 6, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    I have the exact recipe and have also used it for years! It truly is the best chocolate chop cookie recipe.

  19. Avatar for MiqueKayla says

    July 6, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    Wow, you’d never think of some of these! I always knew the cookies continue baking on the pan, but I never thought of purposely under cooking them! That’s awesome!

  20. Avatar for MiqueBrittany says

    July 6, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Great tips, Mique!! Now I’m craving a cookie!

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