Easiest Chocolate Chip Cookie

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🍫 Easiest Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

✨ Description

This is a one-bowl, no-mixer, no-chill chocolate chip cookie recipe that delivers soft centers, lightly crisp edges, and melty chocolate in every bite. Perfect for beginners, last-minute cravings, or baking with kids.

📝 Ingredients

Makes ~12 cookies

  • ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted & slightly cooled

  • ½ cup brown sugar (packed)

  • ¼ cup white sugar

  • 1 large egg (room temperature)

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ tsp baking soda

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • ¾ cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.

  3. Add egg and vanilla, whisk until glossy.

  4. Sprinkle in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir just until combined (don’t overmix).

  5. Fold in chocolate chips.

  6. Scoop 1½ tbsp dough per cookie and place 2 inches apart.

  7. Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set and centers look slightly underbaked.

  8. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.

🧠 Notes

  • Dough will look soft and slightly shiny—that’s perfect.

  • Cookies firm up as they cool, so don’t overbake.

  • Melted butter = chewier texture, no mixer needed.

💡 Tips for Best Results

  • For extra gooey cookies: Add a few chocolate chips on top before baking.

  • For thicker cookies: Chill dough for 20 minutes (optional).

  • For crispier cookies: Bake 1–2 minutes longer.

  • For bakery look: Roll dough into balls instead of scooping.

🍽️ Servings

  • 12 medium cookies

  • Serving size: 1 cookie

🧾 Nutritional Information (Approx. per cookie)

  • Calories: 180 kcal

  • Carbohydrates: 24 g

  • Fat: 9 g

  • Protein: 2 g

  • Sugar: 14 g

  • Fiber: 1 g

(Values may vary based on ingredients used.)

🌟 Benefits (Yes, Cookies Have Benefits 😉)

  • Quick homemade treat—no preservatives

  • Mood-boosting comfort food 🍫

  • Great beginner baking recipe

  • Customizable (add nuts, oats, dark chocolate, etc.)

❓ Q & A

Q: Can I use salted butter?
A: Yes—just reduce added salt to a pinch.

Q: Can I freeze the dough?
A: Absolutely. Scoop into balls, freeze up to 2 months. Bake from frozen +1–2 minutes.

Q: Why are my cookies flat?
A: Butter too hot, overmixing, or old baking soda.

Q: Can I make them egg-free?
A: Yes! Replace egg with ¼ cup applesauce or mashed banana (texture will change slightly).

Q: Can I double the recipe?
A: 100% yes. This recipe scales beautifully.

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