I always have to smile when I look at my recipe card for these cookies. Emilee was an instructor at my gym. She taught a grueling one hour body pump class, and she would often bring treats to pass out at the end of the class. Seems a little counter-productive but her class was very well attended! One day she brought chocolate chip cookies and I had to get the recipe.
My chocolate chip cookies used to turn out flatter than I liked, so this recipe, which makes soft, thick cookies every time, is my go-to recipe. In my experience, the key to baking thick chocolate chip cookies is not to skimp on the amount of chocolate chips, and to keep the dough balls on the larger side. Oddly enough, this recipe defies all laws of proper baking. The butter is melted, and the ingredients are added in the wrong order. But it works…so I don’t argue with perfection!
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Emilee’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 32 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
No more flat cookies! This recipe comes together fast and makes thick, soft, chocolate chip cookies every time.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups of flour
- 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 ounce bag)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add each ingredient one at a time, mixing well as you add each one.
- Drop rounded tablespoon sized scoops onto a Silpat lined baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes. The edges should be just turning golden brown.
- Remove from oven, and let the cookies set for 2-3 minutes before placing them on a cooling rack.
Cookie says
Love it! I hate it when my cookies turn out flat so I’m definitely going to try this recipe!
Julie says
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you like them as much as we do.
Kim @ Just Baked says
Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite. These look amazing. I’m curious though. These cookies don’t have any eggs?
Julie says
Oh Kim, thank you so much for catching my error! You are right, there are two eggs added after the sugars and butter.
Melanie says
Definitely going to use this! Around how many does this make?
Julie says
Hi Melanie, it makes between 4-5 dozen cookies.
Danielle says
Just tried making these and they turned out flat….:/ what did I do wrong?!
Julie says
Danielle, I saw this comment, and double checked the recipe and found an error. There should be 3 cups of flour instead of 2 cups. So sorry about this! I’ve corrected the recipe above.
Amy says
I made these tonight and they were wonderful! One thing though, mine turned a dark color, not the pretty golden color of yours! Any idea what would cause that?
Julie says
Hi Amy, thanks for letting me know you made these cookies. I’m not exactly sure why your cookies would be darker than mine, but it could be due to variables such as exact oven temperature,the placement of your oven rack, or even the finish of your baking sheet. You could try taking them out a minute earlier maybe? I know my oven seems to bake faster when I’m on the last couple batches and I usually have to cut the time down a bit.
Vickie B. says
These look yummy! I think baking soda controls the leavening in cookies. Perhaps if you play around with increasing the amount a bit at a time, and/or adjust the amount of butter or add a pinch of baking powder, the cookies might fluff up a bit more. I know that I would gladly volunteer to consume all experimental batches 🙂
Julie says
Thank you for the tips Vickie. That’s helpful!
Heather says
Making these today for the second time. They are exactly the thickness I have always hoped to find a recipe for! I have enjoyed every recipe that I have made off your blog. My husband took a peek at the blog last week and was just drooling over all the photos and commented with a hint of jealousy about how lucky your husband is. Keep up the great work 🙂
Julie says
Thanks so much Heather! You totally made my day!
Amy Reyes says
I made this recipe tonight for the first time. Thank you so much for sharing. I never make a good cookie. They are always flat and sad looking. They turned out perfect! And they taste great!
Julie says
So glad! Always nice to have a chocolate chip cookie recipe you can count on! Thanks for your comment Amy!