Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe from Brown Eyed Baker

Although I am not a sweet tooth, I just had a craving for some thick, gooey and chewy chocolate chip cookies.

The Perfect Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

I searched through my books and the Internet until I came up with a batch of cookies that looked good enough to bite into, but also sounded, based on the ingredients, exactly what I was looking for.

Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies from Brown Eyed Baker fitted my needs. So, I decided to try it out. All I will say is, love at first bite.

Photography by Heaven on Hearth

This is what you will need.

(Printable Recipe)

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

12 tablespoons melted butter (1½ sticks)

1 cups dark brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

1 large egg and 1 egg yolk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips

For this recipe, you will need to use two racks.  Make sure the racks are evenly placed on the middle top and lower middle rack.

Pre-heat the oven to 325° Fahrenheit.

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Blend 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon salt together in a bowl.

Melted Butter and Sugar

Mix 12 tablespoons melted butter, 1 cup dark brown sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar together until well blended. 

Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Vanilla Mixture

Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla until well combined. 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Slowly add the dried ingredients and stir in the chocolate chips.

Large Scoops of Dough on Parchment Lined Cookie Sheet

Using an ice cream scoop that makes about ¼ cup balls, scoop out the dough then place on the baking sheet and press down gently. Make sure to place them 2–2½ inches apart, as they will spread out during the baking process.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fresh from the Oven 

Bake cookies for about 12 minutes, then change move the bottom sheet to the top and the top to the bottom rack. Bake further for another 7 minutes, until golden. Remove the cookies from the baking sheets and let cool on a rack.

How Good is This?

Voilà. This made 14 large Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. Eat while still warm, which I can guarantee will not be a problem. I was able to save a cookie, which I had the next day and it was still nice and chewy! This is a must make, over and over cookie.