Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with a soft texture and rich chocolate flavor.

By @sophiah_lim

Original recipe source

Cook time: 12 minutes

Servings: 5

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup unsalted butter
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1.25 cup flour
• 1 tsp cornstarch (optional, for soft texture)
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 0.25 tsp baking powder
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 0.75 cup chocolate chips
• 0 cookie dough
• 0 extra chocolate chips
• 0 cookie dough balls
• 0 chilled cookie dough
• 0 cookies

Instructions

1. Cream together the unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add in one egg, one egg yolk, and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.
3. Mix in the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
5. Scoop the dough into balls using approximately 5 tablespoons of dough per cookie and place them on a baking sheet.
6. Top each dough ball with extra chocolate chips as desired.
7. Chill the dough balls in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
8. If chilling overnight, let the dough rest at room temperature for a few minutes before baking.
9. Preheat the oven to 365°F (185°C).
10. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes until the edges are golden brown.