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The Original Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

The Original Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

We may have found our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe! Ruth Wakefield is credited with inventing the first chocolate chip cookie. She stumbled upon her recipe by pure accident; after running out of ingredients for another cookie recipe, she decided to use what she had, and just like that, the chocolate chip cookies, as we know them today, were born! We have tweaked her recipe just a little and made it our own. Enjoy!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chip cookies

Equipment

  • 1 Electric mixer
  • 2 Mixing Bowls
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 Cookie Sheet

Ingredients

  • 1 + ½ Cup Unsalted butter 2 + 1/2 Sticks of butter
  • ¾ Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs (beaten)
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Baking Soda (dissolved into 1 teaspoon of hot water)
  • 2 + ¼ Cup All-purpose flour (sifted)
  • 1 + ¼ Cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cream butter and sugars. Add beaten eggs, vanilla, and dissolved baking soda. Mix together.
  • In a separate bowl, sift flour and baking soda. Then, add them to the butter mixture. Lastly, mix in the chocolate chips using a spatula.
  • Butter the cookie sheet, then add the cookie dough to a spoonful. Set the timer; they take about 12 minutes to bake. 🙂