Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies โ These soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are studded with chocolate chips and are the perfect texture. My secret ingredient? Cornstarch! It produces the most incredible cookies, trust me!
Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can never have too many chocolate chip cookie recipes, right? I’ve got everything from from traditional to cream cheese to pumpkin. But this soft chocolate chip cookie recipe is different in one major way because you don’t need to use a mixer and they’re made in one bowl.
Not having to drag out my heavy mixer combined with fewer dirty dishes and equipment to wash makes me much more inclined to bake. All you need for these easy, super soft cookies that are loaded with chocolate is one mixing bowl, a whisk, and a spoon. Gotta love it.
I adapted my Turtles Candies Chocolate Chip Cookies, and while I browned the butter for those cookies, I went the super easy route with these and melted the butter in the microwave. The cookies are big, bakery-style cookies. Theyโre wonderfully chewy from the melted butter, soft from the cornstarch, and loaded with texture from the chocolate chips.
I loved that I was in and out of the kitchen in minutes getting these prepped and ready to chill. You need to chill the dough so the cookies bake up thick and full. They’re worth planning ahead for.
What’s in These Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies?
The ingredients you’ll need for these soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are fairly standard (the magic happens in the way these cookies are made!). For this easy cookie recipe, you’ll need:
- Unsalted butter
- Egg
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Cornstarch
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
First melt the butter in the microwave, then stir in the egg (wait a minute or two to allow the butter time to cool off a bit first). Add in the rest of the ingredients, finishing with the chocolate chips. Stir until combined, being careful not to over work the flour.
Scoop out the cookie dough and form balls, them place on tray and let chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Once chilled, bake the cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking tray until the edges are golden and set. You do NOT want to over bake these cookies, or they won’t be as soft and pillowy. The cookies will continue to cook in the center as they come to room temperature, so don’t fret if your cookies look slightly glossy in the center.
Can I Make My Cookies Smaller?
Absolutely! I used a 1/4-cup scoop to make my soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies, but you can definitely make yours smaller. Just note that you’ll need to adjust the bake time accordingly (smaller cookies need less time in the oven).
Can I Sub Coconut Oil for the Butter?
I haven’t tried that myself, so I can’t say for sure if coconut oil would work in place of the butter. If you’re looking for a coconut oil chocolate chip cookie recipe, I recommend making my coconut oil cookies โ I’ve tested those many times and know they work every time!
Tips for Making Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
First and foremost, you HAVE to chill the dough! The melted butter in this recipe makes these cookies chewy, but if you don’t chill the dough before baking it the melted butter will cause the cookies to spread a lot in the oven. You’ll lose the lovely soft texture entirely!
When forming the cookie dough balls, I like to strategically place a few chocolate chips on top to accentuate how chocolate-y these cookies are. You don’t have to add extra chocolate for this, you can just pull a few chips from the bottom of the ball of dough and place them on top.
Lastly, feel free to use other kinds of chocolate chips in these cookies. Milk chocolate or bittersweet chips would taste delicious in these cookies, or you could use a blend. I bet butterscotch chips would also taste incredible here!
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- The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies โ Soft, chewy, loaded with chocolate, and they turn out perfectly every time! Totally irresistible!
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Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ยฝ cup unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- ยพ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ยผ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 โ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ยฝ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus more for sprinkling
Instructions
- To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Wait momentarily before adding the egg so you donโt scramble it.
- Add the eggs, sugars, vanilla, and whisk to combine.
- Add flour, cornstarch (keeps cookies soft) baking soda, salt, and stir to combine. Dough may seem crumbly yet oily, this is okay.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 11 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten about halfway. Tip โ Strategically place a few chocolate chips that are likely at the bottom of the mixing bowl and donโt want to incorporate onto the top of each mound of dough, and add more as necessary for a nice visual pop of chocolate.
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I use a half-sheet pan and bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 12 to 14 minutes (if your cookies are smaller than mine, reduce baking time) or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; donโt overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and donโt use a rack.
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Tried these, almost didnt wait to chill but decided that i wanted my cookies to come out exactly like the picture! Soooo glad i did, they were perfect! Thanks so much for this recipe ?
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad to hear you patiently waited for them to chill and that they were picture perfect!
Wow!! Iโm very proud of myself. ?โ? I made my first chocolate chip cookies ?
This recipe is very easy, if you follow directions, I made 3 batch of 8 super cookies and my two boys love it., for sure I will make more for my friends to give For Christmas.. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.. Happy Holidays ???
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad this is your first batch of CCCs and that your boys love them!
So I just tried this recipe. They look perfect but the insides were not cooked enough. So the 2nd batch I cooked a little longer and they still were a little under done. I followed the recipe exactly. Is it maybe my fridge was too cold? I set it really cold for my drinks but I turned it up some before I chilled the dough. I’m not sure where I went wrong.
All ovens, fridges, climates, etc. are different. Use baking times in any recipe as a guideline but not written in stone. Just bake until they are done to your liking. If that means 15 minutes, go for it. Enjoy!
Yeah I tried longer but then the outside was crunchy and the inside still a little raw. I’ll just have to keep trying. Thanks
Ok I would say in this case then flatter your dough mounds out more. Less golf-ball shaped and domed. Flatten them out a bit and that should do the trick. LMK
Hi Averie! I need to make a lot of these ย (approx 200) and was going to make the dough ahead and freeze it. ย I was thinking of scooping the cookies and then freezing. ย Or would you suggest baking the cookies and freezing them after baking?
Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks so much!
I would scoop the cookies and then freeze. However, do a test batch with a half dozen each way to see which way works better for you. Good luck!
Oooh I DO love how dangerously quick and easy it would be to make (and eat :P) these cookies!
I’m going to have to try these – soft and chewy are my favorite!!
Just love homemade chocolate chip cookies. They look really tasty!
Thanks!
Yummy! Nice recipe !
I used the dough recipe but instead of adding chocolate chips I added 1/4 cup of dried lavender! Rolled out like you suggest and placed fresh lavender on top sprayed with olive oil and sprinkled with sugar! Delicious!! Thanks
Thanks for trying the recipe and Iโm glad it came out great for you with lavender, olive oil, and sugar. What an interesting and unique combination. Bet it was lovely!
Those look delicious! I like my cookies to be smaller, though. Will they still turn out as good if I made them about using my medium-sized scoop, which makes about 1 and 1/2 tablespoons? If so, how much do you recommend reducing the bake time?
hey girl these look so yummy!
I love soft, chewy cookies and adding this one to my cookie baking list for the holidays.
how do I access the recipe for the cranberry bliss bars?
I love one bowl and what a great idea to use cornstarch!
Soft and chewy is my favorite – let others take the crispy ones. It’s amazing how much of an effect the cornstarch has on the texture! Love it.ย
Cornstarch is amazing stuff in cookies, isn’t it!
You can never have too many cc cookie recipes (or too much chocolate either )! Chilling the dough is so worth the wait
. As always, these look fabulous! Have a good weekend–it sounds like it was really warm this past week.
You can never have too many indeed. Enjoy your weekend too and maybe you get the day off today :)