The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ridgely's Note:

To our family this is the best recipe we have ever come across for Chocolate Chip cookies and we have tried tons. Give it a try, see what you think! It makes quite a lot, but it is no problem for our family.*The key to make these exceptional cookies can be two things 1. don't pack the flour when scooping it, use a light hand and/or 2. use half all-purpose flour and half pastry flour (once I tried this method-"so good" I won't go back to all-purpose unless I'm out of pastry flour..it really makes for an exceptional cookie!)

• Total Time: 26 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 48 cookies

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 lb butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 large eggs
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine brown sugar, white sugar and softened butter in large mixing bowl until smooth.
3. Add baking soda, salt, vanilla and eggs; mix thoroughly.
4. Stir in flour until well combined.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Using an ice-cream scoop; drop cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake for 11 minutes at 350°.
8. Cookies will not look quite done.
9. Let cookies sit on baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool.
10. Makes about 3 to 4 dozen depending on the size of your ice-cream scoop.

Reviews

[SaddleUp87]

Made these last week, and they are outstanding! It does make a lot, but somehow there are only a handful left in my freezer...The only change I made to the recipe was to add more chocolate chips. 12 ounces just didn't seem like enough for all of that dough, so I upped it to 20 ounces and they came out beautifully! Thank you for posting my new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe!

[marilia lins]

Loved it. Very good recipe. Baked this last Wednesday which was a local holiday in Sao Paulo and brought a big tupperware full of cookies to the office. Everyone really loved it, cookies were gone very fast.

[Trish72]

Two thumbs way up! I have tried sooo many chocolate chip cookie recipes and this is by far the best! Crispy edges...soft middles...yum, Yum, YUM!!!!