Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie (2024)

Need the perfect chewy chocolate chip cookies? Look no further! This recipe was the result of years of searching and I was so happy to find this thick, chewy, and delicious American classic recipe.

If you love classic dessert recipes as much as I do, you will also enjoy this apple upside down cake, these simple homemade sugar donuts, and this yummy strawberry rhubarb crisp.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

A good soft chocolate chip cookie recipe is something that should be guarded just like a family heirloom. It was years and years before I found a recipe that has become our family’s absolute favorite!

This soft chocolate chip cookie has all the qualities we like and want in the perfect cookie. It’s thick, chewy, and has the luscious smell of browned butter. Honestly, biting into these cookies is like reliving your best childhood memory. Add a cup of cold milk to it and you’ve got heaven. Right. There.

The Best Cookie Recipe

Over the years I kept trying different recipes and while they were not bad, in fact even good, they were not “it”. They were just not the best cookie recipe! Then, a couple of years ago while I was subscribed to America’s Test Kitchen magazine, I stumbled upon their Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip cookie recipe.

Let me tell you, it was instant love! Ever since trying it for the first time, we all swore that it was the best cookie recipe ever! This is the only recipe I use.

Make Extra, You’ll Thank Me Later 😉

Whenever I make this recipe, I double or triple it and freeze the shaped balls of dough, so that anytime we want a treat we just pop a couple of cookies in the oven and 10 minutes later you’re ready to savor each bite of the best cookie recipe ever!

How to Make Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

For detailed recipe instructions see the recipe card bottom of the post.

Have I tempted you enough with these photos and all the descriptions about how incredible these chewy chocolate chip cookies are? If so, it’s time to make a batch (or two!) and enjoy them for yourselves. Trust me, these cookies are worth the effort!

Ingredients for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies:

• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• unsalted butter
• granulated sugar
• packed dark brown sugar
• kosher salt
• vanilla extract
• large egg
• large egg yolk
• semisweet chocolate chips, or chunks
• chopped pecans/walnuts (optional) – I did not add nuts

How to make Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees with the rack in the middle. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  Combine the flour and the baking soda and whisk to combine, set aside.
• Brown the butter in a skillet, then add it to the cold butter and whisk until melted.

• Whisk the sugars, salt, vanilla until smooth. Let the mixture sit for 3 minutes, then whisk it again. Repeat 3 times (if you’re in a hurry, you can skip this step).

• Now add the egg and the egg yolk, one at a time, whisking or mixing after each addition until smooth batter forms.

• Add the flour all at once and mix with a spatula or whisk with mixer just until combined. Then add chocolate chips and nuts (if using) and mix again.

• Scoop up 16 balls, 8 per sheet, spacing them evenly between each other.

• Bake the cookies for about 10-14 minutes. You want the cookies to be golden brown with the edges set, but the middle still soft and puffy. Each oven is different so you will have to figure out for yourself how many minutes exactly (between 10-14) is the perfect chewiness texture for you. I bake mine for 11 minutes.

• Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool before serving.

To freeze: If you plan to freeze the dough, just scoop the balls of dough onto a baking sheet and freeze. Then transfer to a ziplock bag and keep frozen for up to 2 months.

To bake frozen cookies: put frozen cookies on a tray, about 8 per sheet (18×12) and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe with precise ingredient amounts.