🍪 The Recipe for the Only Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Need

🍪 The Only Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Need

Fluffy centers, golden edges, and just the right touch of sweetness — these cookies are a little bit elevated, a little bit nostalgic, and 100% worth making on repeat.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup salted butter, softened

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar (just enough for that caramel depth)

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract (yes, a full tablespoon—trust)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 1 cup of your favorite chocolate (chips, chunks, chopped bar—whatever makes your heart sing)

Instructions

  1. Preheat with purpose – Set your oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. No fancy tools? A plain, ungreased sheet will do just fine.

  2. Cream it like you mean it – In a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer and a good playlist), beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. This should take about 2 minutes and sets the stage for a soft, tender cookie. Feel free to adjust to 3/4 cup of sugar for a hint of added sweetness.

  3. Egg + Vanilla = Flavor Magic – Scrape down the bowl, then add your egg and that generous splash of vanilla. Mix until everything’s well blended and smooth.

  4. Dry ingredients, incoming – Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to the party. Mix just until a soft dough forms. It should be scoopable—not sticky.

  5. Chocolate time – Fold in your favorite chocolate. Go classic, go dark, go chopped espresso bar if you’re feeling bold. This is Elevated Eating, after all.

  6. Scoop & space – Using a 1½ tbsp cookie scoop (or your hands), drop dough onto your sheet, leaving room to spread. Picture poised little domes of joy.

  7. Bake to golden perfection – Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the edges are just golden and the centers are puffed but set. They’ll continue to firm as they cool.

  8. Cool it down – Let cookies rest on the sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack. Trust the process.

Dashh Pro Tip ✨

Sprinkle with flaky sea salt as soon as they come out of the oven for that bakery finish. Pairs beautifully with a late-night tea or smashed into a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

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