# Chocolate Chip Cookies

The easiest and best chocolate chip cookie recipe that won a blue ribbon at the Idaho State Fair.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 8 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup butter
- 0.25 cup white sugar
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- mini chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Take half a cup of softened (not melted) butter and place it in a bowl.
2. Add a quarter cup plus two tablespoons of white sugar.
3. Add half a cup of brown sugar.
4. Mix until smooth.
5. Crack in an egg.
6. Add about a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.
7. Mix until fluffy.
8. Add a cup and a half of all-purpose flour.
9. Add a teaspoon of baking soda.
10. Add a teaspoon of salt.
11. Mix the dry ingredients on top first, then incorporate them with the wet ingredients until the flour is just absorbed.
12. Add mini chocolate chips; ensure about a 50/50 ratio of chocolate chips to cookie dough.
13. Scoop the dough into about two-inch balls, ensuring they are packed nicely and scraped clean for uniform size.
14. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8 to 10 minutes.
15. Pull the cookies out when they are just browning on the top and still jiggly.

## Equipment

- bowl
- wooden spoon
- baking sheet
- cookie scoop

## Tips

- Ensure butter is softened, not melted, to prevent cookies from spreading too thin.
- Crack eggs with two hands to avoid eggshell in the dough.
- Do not overmix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients; mix until the flour is just absorbed.
- Pull cookies out of the oven when they are just browning on top and still jiggly; they will seem underdone but will be soft when they cool.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@mildwestsami/video/7138512237714591022?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/45c336de-0288-4aad-8429-afb12a0e1b64
- Extracted: 2025-08-21

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