These Perfectly Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are a delightful take on the classic cookie recipe, featuring a rich blend of dark and milk chocolate chips for a multi-dimensional chocolate experience. The dough, made with a combination of light brown sugar and granulated sugar, creates a perfect balance of sweetness and texture, resulting in cookies that are slightly crispy on the edges and wonderfully chewy in the middle. This recipe uses both a whole egg and an additional yolk to ensure each cookie is rich and tender, making them irresistible straight out of the oven.
Why You'll Love This: These chocolate chip cookies offer the ideal chewiness and chocolatey richness that cookie lovers crave. The combination of dark and milk chocolate provides a complex chocolate flavor that caters to both intense chocolate aficionados and those who prefer a sweeter, creamier taste. The dough is straightforward to prepare, and the cookies bake quickly, making this recipe a great option for last-minute baking or spontaneous dessert cravings.
Perfect Occasion: Chocolate chip cookies are perfect for virtually any occasion—from school lunches to elegant dinner parties. They are a comforting treat for a family weekend, a welcome addition to any holiday cookie spread, or a thoughtful homemade gift. Serve them at casual gatherings, pack them for a picnic, or bring them to a community event to delight friends and neighbors.
Decoration Tips: For a gourmet touch, sprinkle a little sea salt on the cookies right before baking to enhance the chocolate flavor. You can also mix in some nuts like walnuts or pecans for added texture. After baking, drizzle the cookies with melted chocolate or white chocolate for an extra decadent finish. Presenting them on a stylish cookie tray or in a pretty cookie jar can make them even more appealing.
- Ingredients:
- 230 grams of butter (1 cup), softened
- 75 grams of light brown sugar (1/3 cup)
- 57 grams of granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 210 grams of all-purpose flour (1 & 3/4 cups)
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 100 grams of dark chocolate, roughly chopped
- 50 grams of milk chocolate, roughly chopped
- Preparation:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (356°F).
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and egg yolk until well combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in the chopped dark and milk chocolate.
- Drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies start to turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy these Perfectly Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, a classic favorite that combines simplicity with irresistible flavor and texture!
