Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love a crisp and soft cookie, and I had the pleasure of making these Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies as a “thank you” gift. In my most broke days as a university student I would bake cookies as gifts for people and thank you cookies has stuck with me. There is so much charm and care in being gifted homemade cookies. Be sure to have a glass of milk, or plant based milk on hand for dunking. Absolutely decadent!
One of my favourite things about cookies is that once you find a dough that bakes the way you like you can swap out the filling for anything. My go-to combinations with this recipe are white chocolate chips and dried cranberries, toffee bits and hazelnuts or pecans, and, chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. If you’re mixing two fillings rather than using one use about 3/4 cup of each. And yes, you absolutely must chill the dough! In order to get that soft fluffy interior and crispy crunchy exterior you need to chill for at least 2 hours.
Modifiers and substitutions will be at the bottom like always for anyone that needs to make adjustments. Possibilities include: Dairy-free
Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookie
Crispy exterior and soft and chewy interior makes this such a satisfying cookie. Perfect for playing around with different fillings; customize these to fit your taste and occasion.
- ¾ cup Softened butter (room temperature)
- ¾ cup Packed Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup White Sugar
- 1 Large Egg (room temperature)
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Corn Starch
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 300 gram Chocolate Chips
In a large bowl or stand mixer bowl with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until light, smooth, and creamy about 1 minute.
Add in the brown sugar and white sugar, and mix on medium-high speed until fully incorporated, light in colour and fluffy.
Blend in the egg and vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
In a separate medium bowl whisk or sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
Slowly mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined. The dough will be fairly thick. If using a stand mixer remove the paddle and bowl.
Using a wooden spoon mix in the chocolate chips, ensure they are evenly mixed in.
Cover the dough surface completely with tin foil, plastic wrap, or bees wax wrap and set in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours up to 2 days. Chilling is required and is not optional.
Remove the dough from the fridge and allow it to sit for at least 10 minutes, if the dough was chilled for longer than 2 hours allow it to sit for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to [wprm-temperature value=”350″ unit=”F”], and line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper or non-stick baking sheets.
Scoop and roll the dough into balls approximately 1 Tbsp, I usually use an ice cream/cookie scoop which is about 2 Tbsp.
Place 10-12 on each baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are barely golden, they will look incredibly soft and puffy.
Allow them to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, they will deflate slightly as they cool. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Rylan’s Rating: 10/10
These are great stored at room temperature for up to a week. Baked cookies will freeze well for up to three months. Unbaked dough will store well for up to three months. Bake from frozen for 10-11 minutes.
Modifiers and Substitutions
Dairy-Free: Plant based butter and dairy free chocolate chips are great.
Cauldron Corner
- Chocolate: Comfort, love, calm, beauty, moods, soften, trust, increase emotional energy
- Dairy: Positivity, joy, health, accomplishments, higher energies, inspiration
- Egg: Fertility, rejuvenation, mysteries, creation, knowledge, sacredness, wholeness, spirituality
- Salt: Protection, purification, barrier, shield
- Wheat: Conception, rebirth, fertility, abundance, prosperity, Goddess
Sabbaths: There are a lot of sabbaths that can include baked goods like cookies and changing up the fillings for the season will align with your celebrations. Dried fruit like cranberries, cherries, and raisins; and herbs like ginger, lavender, and cinnamon; will turn the dough of this versatile Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, into a new, prefect sweet treat.