Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Chip Cookies · The Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of 88 chocolate chip cookies recipes we measured
from sallysbakingaddiction.com
358 cooks on sallysbakingaddiction.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 88.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 68% | 67% |
| total sugar | 80% | 95% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 75% | 53% |
| egg | 20% | 27% |
| leavener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| cornstarch | 2% | 0% |
| mix-ins | 90% | 94% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 170 g | 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg, at room temperature |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract |
| 250 g | 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 225 g | 1 and 1/4 cup (225g) semi-sweet chocolate chips |
Method: 7 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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