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Finished cookies on a plate with balls of cookie dough on a cookie sheet ready to go into the oven in the background

Mama's Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

This tried and true recipe for delicious, chocolatey, chewy chocolate chip cookies is sure to be a family favorite. You might want to make a double batch because they have a way of disappearing.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 dozen
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks butter softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp instant coffee optional
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Mixer
  • large mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Cookie sheet

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°
  2. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugars together.
  3. Crack the eggs into a small bowl and add the vanilla extract directly to them. Pour the eggs into the butter mixture and beat well.
  4. Add the salt, baking soda, and instant coffee and beat for a few seconds. Gradually mix in the flour and continue mixing until well incorporated.
  5. Mix in the chocolate chips one cup at a time on a low setting of the mixer (1 or 2) and continue to mix until the chips seem evenly distributed throughout the dough.
  6. Drop rounded tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
  7. Transfer hot cookies directly to a cooling rack and let them cool completely before storing.

Notes

1 cup of chopped nuts of your choice can also be added if desired.