American recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American cuisine
Ingredients: 300 g plain flour; 5 g baking soda; 5 g fine salt; 170 g unsalted butter, softened; 160 g light brown sugar; 100 g granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 10 ml vanilla extract; 280 g dark chocolate chips or chunks

Classic American chocolate chip cookies with caramelized edges, soft chewy centres and plenty of dark chocolate, chilled before baking to control spread.

United States baking tradition

Prep: 45 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 1 hr 10 min
Servings: 24

Golden American chocolate chip cookies with soft centres — **Real finished-dish photograph**Photograph by Mshuang2Source page · Original file · CC0 1.0Cropped, resized, and compressed by Recipe Nest Vault.

Ingredients

300 g
plain flour
5 g
baking soda
5 g
fine salt
170 g
unsalted butter, softened
160 g
light brown sugar
100 g
granulated sugar
1
large egg
1
large egg yolk
10 ml
vanilla extract
280 g
dark chocolate chips or chunks

Method

01
Mix the dry ingredients
Whisk flour, baking soda and salt until evenly distributed, breaking up any small lumps.
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02
Cream butter and sugars
Beat the softened butter with brown and granulated sugars for 2–3 minutes until creamy and slightly lighter, not dramatically fluffy.
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03
Add egg, yolk and vanilla
Beat in the egg, yolk and vanilla for 1 minute until the mixture is smooth and glossy.
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04
Fold in flour and chocolate
Fold in the dry ingredients only until a few flour streaks remain, then add the chocolate and fold just until evenly distributed.
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05
Chill the dough
Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes so the butter firms and the flour hydrates.
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06
Portion and bake
Scoop 24 equal portions onto lined trays with room to spread. Bake at 190°C for 9–11 minutes until the edges are golden but the centres still look soft.
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07
Set on the tray, then cool
Leave the cookies on the hot tray for 5 minutes, then move them to a rack to cool so the centres stay chewy without breaking.
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Practical notes

Tips

Measure baking ingredients by weight and keep butter, eggs and dairy at the temperature the method calls for.
Cool baked desserts gradually before cutting; residual heat finishes the centre and a clean slice needs time to set.

Common mistakes

Overmixing after flour or eggs are added can toughen pastry, inflate cheesecake or make cookies cakey.
Cutting before the centre is fully cool makes custards, fruit fillings and soft cookies appear under-set.

Substitutions

Use the same type of flour where structure matters; changing protein level can noticeably alter crust, cake or cookie texture.
Unsalted butter is easiest to control in baking; if using salted butter, reduce the added salt to compensate.

Storage

Cool completely before storing airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days. Freeze well wrapped for longer storage.

Cultural context

The chocolate chip cookie originated in Massachusetts and became one of the most recognizable American home-baked sweets, with countless later variations in texture, chocolate and size.

Sources and photo credit

This standardized method was independently rewritten after cross-checking the references below. Recipe Nest Vault does not claim that the credited photographer cooked from this exact version.

Recipe references

Chocolate chip cookies on cutting board — Photograph by Mshuang2; CC0 1.0.

Step illustrations: Original illustrations created by Recipe Nest Vault with OpenAI image_gen.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

Method

Mix the dry ingredients

Cream butter and sugars

Add egg, yolk and vanilla

Fold in flour and chocolate

Chill the dough

Portion and bake

Set on the tray, then cool

Sources and photo credit

Recipe references

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