Ultra Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

THE BEST SOFT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Microwave the butter for about 40 seconds to just barely melt it. It shouldn't be hot - but it should be almost entirely in liquid form.
• Using a stand mixer or electric beaters, beat the butter with the sugars until creamy. Add the vanilla and the egg; beat on low speed until just incorporated - 10-15 seconds or so (if you beat the egg for too long, the cookies will be stiff).
• Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until crumbles form. Use your hands to press the crumbles together into a dough. It should form one large ball that is easy to handle (right at the stage between "wet" dough and "dry" dough). Add the chocolate chips and incorporate with your hands.
• Roll the dough into 12 large balls (or 9 for HUGELY awesome cookies) and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies look puffy and dry and just barely golden. Warning, friends: DO NOT OVERBAKE. This advice is probably written on every cookie recipe everywhere, but this is essential for keeping the cookies soft. Take them out even if they look like they're not done yet (see picture in the post). They'll be pale and puffy.
• Let them cool on the pan for a good 30 minutes or so (I mean, okay, eat four or five but then let the rest of them cool). They will sink down and turn into these dense, buttery, soft cookies that are the best in all the land. These should stay soft for many days if kept in an airtight container. I also like to freeze them.

EASY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper or non-stick silicone baking mats.
• Melt the butter in the microwave for 30-60 second until almost completely melted. Stir to melt completely.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar. Add in the egg and vanilla. Whisk again until smooth.
• Add the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda. Stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Using a medium cookie scoop or tablespoons, drop rounded cookie doughs 2″ apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is almost set. Let cool on baking sheet.

AWARD WINNING SOFT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.

SOFT AND CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in the upper and lower third positions. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add salt, vanilla, and eggs; mix to combine. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Mix in chocolate chips.
• Using a tablespoon measure, drop heaping portions of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

SOFT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with sour cream, and beat until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips by hand. Cover, and freeze for 10 minutes.
• Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment, spacing about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake until centers are set and cookies are pale golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.

BEST BIG, FAT, CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

ULTRA SOFT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg. Sift together the flours and baking soda, set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Slowly blend in the flour mixture followed by the rolled oats. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and M&M's or Reese's.
• Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies just start to turn golden. Cool on wire rack.
• *Note: can use any flavor instant pudding, and sugar-free versions as well. My favorite is one package vanilla and one package butterscotch, but I've also used pistachio and added green food coloring for St. Patrick's Day.
• *Note: the measurements on the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and M&M's or Reese's are just estimates--- I usually just pour some in and stir, then add more as needed.