Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are a go-to favorite dessert. A kids’ favorite cookie! If they’re around, usually that’s what kids grab first. Do you like them chewy, crumbly, or crispy? Your choice, but if you prefer them soft and chewy, I have this is the recipe for you. Hi, I’m Elona 🙂 …..
…. and I’d like to share with all of you my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. This recipe makes chocolate chip cookies turn out super soft and taste so remarkable that kids will jump up and down with joy and glee at first bite. At least my younger siblings did. Knowing just how to nail an incredible batch of chocolate chip cookies are basically a baking prerequisite and many girls’ personal little accomplishment in future baking endeavors. So I’ve tried different kinds of recipes, but this recipe takes the prize. The cookies are super soft, chewy, rich and so irresistible that I thought we were going to eat the whole batch of them all at once. No kidding, that’s how tempting and delicious they are. This recipe is uncomplicated and effortless to make. With my easy recipe, you’ll have soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies to enjoy with a cup of ice cold milk in no time! I say nothing beats a batch of chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven. I think most would agree. ~ Elona ~ 😉
Ingredients you will need:
1 ¼ cups – brown sugar
¾ cup – Crisco Butter Flavored All-Vegetable Shortening
2 tbsp. – milk
1 tbsp. – vanilla extract
1 large – egg
1 ¾ cups – all-purpose flour
½ tsp. – salt
1 tsp. – baking soda
1 ½ cups – semi sweet chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 375 F. Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Add an egg into creamed mixture, and beat is on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
4. Add flour, salt and baking soda.
5. Mix into creamed mixture until just blended.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. Drop about 1.5” round dough balls 3” apart onto baking sheet lined parchment paper. Bake 10 minutes for chewy cookies.
8. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
9. Remove cookies to plate to cool completely.
Enjoy!
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- ¾ cup Crisco Butter Flavored All-Vegetable Shortening
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg large
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 F. Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add an egg into creamed mixture, and beat is on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
- Add flour, salt and baking soda.
- Mix into creamed mixture until just blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop about 1.5” round dough balls 3” apart onto baking sheet lined parchment paper.
- Bake 10 minutes for chewy cookies.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
- Remove cookies to plate to cool completely.
Notes
- Always use Crisco Butter Flavored All-Vegetable Shortening for the best results. It gives the cookies a rich, buttery flavor and a chewy texture that's hard to beat.
- Be sure to beat your wet ingredients (sugar, shortening, milk, and vanilla) until they are light and fluffy. This will incorporate air into the dough, giving your cookies a softer texture.
- When adding your dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking soda), be careful not to overmix. Just blend them until they are fully incorporated. Overmixing can lead to tough cookies.
- Stir in your chocolate chips by hand. This will prevent them from being overworked and breaking apart, and it will also ensure that they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Use a cookie scoop or a tablespoon to measure out your dough. This will make sure that your cookies are all the same size, and will bake evenly.
- For the perfect chewy texture, take your cookies out of the oven when the edges are just set, even if the centers still look a bit soft. They will continue to cook on the hot baking sheet as they cool.
- Serve your chewy chocolate chip cookies with a cold glass of milk for a classic and delicious treat.
If you make these Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe please share the picture with me on facebook, instagram or pinterest. Tag it with #valyastasteofhome, I love seeing your creation. 🙂
Valya, can I substitute shortening with butter or margarine? I really want to make those. Thanks for sharing and God bless!
You can substitute shortening with butter. I stop using all kinds of shortening and margarine. Thank you for asking.
chocolate chip cookies are my all time weekness! I’m such a cookie monster hehehe!
Oh, no kidding! Who can resist such things! 😉
Mmmmmmm, cookies should definitely be chewy. These sound great!
Thanks Dannii! They are really good! Your hand just wants to grab one after another! 🙂
Chocolate chip cookies are a classic dessert! How can anyone resist them?! 🙂 I love soft and chewy kinds like these. Looks amazing!
Thanks Gayle! They are very tempting, and you cant just eat one… 🙂