There is nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked cookies, and if you have one go to Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe then definitely make sure it’s this one. The best ever!
Posted January 20, 2014, Updated January 6, 2025
I love to bake, especially easy yummy recipes like this! I have tried many different recipes online and this is by far the best Chocolate Chip Cookie in my humble opinion!
The secret to most good cookies lies in chilling the dough, especially for cookies that require melted butter as the main ingredient. Otherwise you will find your cookies will melt all over the tray and be thin.
My cookies tend to always be a slightly different shape and size each time I make them, I think it is to do with lots of factors, but they always taste good so it is a great fail safe recipe to have on hand.
It is versatile too, you can switch out the chocolate chips for a combo of chocolate drops or dried fruits.
I always double this recipe and freeze half of it in one or two containers – it is wonderful to know you have cookie dough on hand for the kids after school or unexpected visitors – I have even thawed it in the microwave once when we had an overwhelming cookie urge at 9pm!
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I have also used this base recipe to make some other lovely recipes including these White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies
Far to good not to share – Enjoy!
Now onto my recipe for the Best Ever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Best Ever Chewy Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Delicious cookie recipe that is so easy to make! Loaded with chocolate chips and all things nice.
Ingredients
- 170 g Butter, melted
- 2 Cups Plain White Flour, 300 g
- ¾ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar, 200 g
- ½ Cup White Sugar, 110 g
- 1 Egg
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Essence
- 1½ Cups Milk or Dark Chocolate, 225 g, drops, chips or chunks
Instructions
- Melt the butter in the microwave in 30-second increments, then set aside to cool slightly.
- In a bowl, add the flour, baking soda, and salt, mix well, and set aside.
- In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar on a medium speed for 2 minutes until well combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes until light and creamy.
- Add in the flour mixture and lightly mix until just combined, then gently fold in the chocolate with a spatula.
- Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour, or preferably overnight, for the best flavour.
- When ready to bake, let the dough stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 165°C Fan Forced and grease and line two large oven trays with baking paper.
- Scoop 2-tablespoon sized portions (40 g) of dough, roll into a ball and place on the trays 5 cm apart.
- Bake for 15–18 minutes until the edges are turning golden brown and the tops are mostly set. They'll be soft but will firm as they cool - the larger the cookie the longer they will take to cook.
- Cool completely on the trays before storing in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- For "quality control," purposes, taste a cookie 5 minutes after baking, 3 may be necessary to confirm suitability
- This dough freezes well. Freeze in scooped balls after being chilled, or in large batches directly from the mixer. Thaw just enough to scoop before baking as above.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 268Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 159mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 2gSugar: 24gProtein: 3g
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Happy Baking!
Anna
Nancy says
Hi Anna,
Would you please mention of these are baked in a fan forced oven or conventional? Bottom element or top or both together?
justamumnz says
All of my recipes are Bake in a conventional oven, not fan forced and middle of the oven for placement.
Miriam says
These are delicious! Some of the best cookies I’ve tried! Will be the go to choc chip recipe now!
Fleur says
Hi Anna, does the butter have to be melted or could you make these with softened butter? Thanks
justamumnz says
Melted butter is what works best for this recipe. Can melt in the microwave or stovetop. The outcome is different creaming melted or softened butter but you are welcome to experiment.
Carole Brighouse says
This is now on my weekly baking rota as everyone loves them sooo much. I use my small ice cream scoop to try to get the same size biscuits and usually end up with about 36 or so biscuits each time.
Carole Brighouse says
Making these again now. Never really made biscuits before, but these have now become a family favourite and are requested all the time ?
Rachel says
Hi, when on the tray, do you press down with a fork etc before cooking?
justamumnz says
I lightly press down the balls with my fingers
Jade says
So delicious! Crispy around the edge and chewy and gooey on the inside. And bonus was it made 27 instead of 18 hehehe
justamumnz says
Always good to have bonus cookies! Hard to say how many it will make as some days I make them small others they seem huge.
Maddy says
What other sugar can you swap out for brown (I have none in cupboard)?
justamumnz says
You can just use white sugar if you have no brown but the outcome will be slightly different.
Nelly says
Whipped up a bach and droppes them off to my mums school for her to share with the other teachers for their first (official) dau back. They raved about them! Great recipe (I am yet to discovered a recipe of yours I don’t like – you’re my go to so please never stop! 🙂 )
justamumnz says
That’s wonderful!! What a lovely thing for you to do, I’m delighted you are enjoying my recipes.
Lisa says
Had a batch of this dough in the freezer, so have thawed and mixed cranberries and white choc chips for a Xmas treat to go to kindy teachers!
justamumnz says
Brilliant! Great idea
Melissa says
Love these but only allowed to cook half of them as raw dough always tastes so much better. I know we shouldn’t eat raw dough with egg I it but hasn’t hurt me yet.
justamumnz says
Ha ha
Nicola says
Hi, am I able to freeze the cookie dough?
Thanks great recipe.
justamumnz says
Yes definitely – we often make a double batch and freeze a lot of it. Allow it to thaw before baking.
Lou says
I made these cookies using GF flour, with a combination of dark and white chocolate. I also left in the oven for twice as long… the first tray unintentionally!
The result is a harder cookie with a crisp texture.
As I made quite large balls, the resulting cookie is very, very similar to the large cookie time cookies! Kids & partner were very happy with the result and 0% GF complaints!
justamumnz says
Wonderful!! Yes the longer you leave them in the crispier they will be, and some love that. Enjoy
cjjane@xtra.co.nz says
I tried these and what a success in my house! My husband is a fan of choc chip cookies and said these were the best I had made, thankyou!
justamumnz says
That’s great to hear! Thank you for your feedback ☺️
Katerina says
Love love love this recipe.
Joanna says
Can I reduce sugar in this recipe (is much too much- is not “health” issue, just over-sweetness) Recently I used another your recipe, for double chocolate cookies. First batch was great but crazy sweet. I reduced sugar and the second batch was just a heaven in mouth 🙂 Thank you. Is this recipe possible to modify? I’m from old World so usually in need to reduce American’s recipes sugar 3-4x (I guess the decades of Harvard “sugar research” cheating and sugar business created huge difference of sugar tolerance :(, I made a kind of survey, all people from Europe and Asia need to reduce sugar in local recipes) and feel surprised when for someone butter with salt is ordinary 🙂 But I love your page and your recipes, they are all great (even when I have to diminish some sugar ingredients 😛 ) Thank you for the wonderful baking recipes source!
justamumnz says
You are welcome to modify my recipes in any way you choose, however as always you cannot expect the outcome to be the same, some people modify recipes then message me to say it didn’t work which is somehow my fault ?. But go for it, great to see people making them work for their tastes and lifestyle. Have a lovely day ☺️
Gail Johns says
Lovely cookies but I’m not convinced that the yield is 18 as it says at top of recipe – I’ve ended up with 48 cookies!! Not small ones either – but plenty to freeze/giveaway ???
justamumnz says
Possibly a good point!!! I will have to make it again and count better as I eat them 🙂 enjoy
Anne-Marie Franks says
Just making these for the first time, they are so easy and the mixture is looking great. Do you usually set the oven on fan bake or normal bake??
justamumnz says
Normal bake for most of my recipes. Enjoy
Trish says
I made these to the recipe last week… now in lockdown living in France, I had to improvise as there were no chocolate chippies (or chocoloate!) in the cupboard, so I used sultanas (soaked in a bit of rum) instead, and they turned out delicious!
justamumnz says
What a great idea! Thank you for sharing and take care xo
Imogen says
Just made these but swapped out the chocolate chips for Whittakers caramelised white chocolate! Highly recommend turned out great!!
justamumnz says
Oh wow delicious!!!
Rodrigo Macias says
I am making these tonight! My first cookies ever, wish me luck! Gracias for the recipe ??
justamumnz says
I hope it went well!
Megan says
Just made a batch if these. I bookmarked the page when they popped up on my Facebook newsfeed.
Best cookies ever!!!!
My 5 year old son thinks I am some kind of cookie genius. He had fun making the balls and putting the ingredients into the mixer.
Sensational…thanks so much!!!
justamumnz says
Great Megan!!! I am so pleased, they are seriously good aren’t they. Great gifts too! 😀 Thanks for letting me know. Anna
Karen Price says
Wow! These sound super yummy! I’m going to make these tonight for my daughter’s class shared lunch tomorrow!
justamumnz says
One of my favourite cookie recipes – enjoy 🙂
whilehewasout says
Your cookies definitely look great to me 🙂
Just a Mum says
Thanks! Going to make a batch tomorrow with the girls so will update the post with better pics! 🙂
whilehewasout says
I actually like this one too : )) But let’s see how the next one turns out 😉