🍫 Soft & Chewy Chocolate Cookies Recipe (Easy Homemade Cookies)
Craving bakery-style cookies at home? These soft and chewy chocolate cookies are rich, buttery, and loaded with gooey chocolate chips. This easy homemade chocolate cookie recipe is perfect for beginners and delivers delicious results every time!
📝 Ingredients for Chocolate Cookies
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cups chocolate chips or chunks
👩🏽🍳 How to Make Chocolate Cookies
Step 1: Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Step 2: Cream Butter and Sugar
In a bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth and creamy.
Step 3: Add Eggs and Vanilla
Mix in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract and combine well.
Step 4: Mix Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
Step 5: Combine Wet and Dry
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Mix until just combined—avoid overmixing.
Step 6: Add Chocolate Chips
Fold in chocolate chips or chunks evenly throughout the dough.
Step 7: Shape the Cookies
Scoop portions of dough onto the tray, leaving space between each cookie.
Step 8: Bake the Cookies
Bake for 10–15 minutes, until the edges are golden and the centers are slightly soft.
Step 9: Cool Before Serving
Let cookies rest on the tray—they will firm up as they cool while staying soft inside.
💡 Tips for Perfect Chocolate Cookies
- Use brown sugar for a softer, chewier texture.
- Slightly underbake for gooey centers.
- Chill the dough for thicker cookies (optional).
