Mom's Favorite Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (20 Minutes) by Elisa Schmitz

I've been on a comfort food kick lately. With both of my parents in and out of the hospital, and other family members in various states of distress, cooking and baking delicious comfort foods has been one of the ways I've been trying to make life better for those around me.

My mom loves buttery chocolate chip cookies, so for her 91st birthday (that we celebrated in the hospital), I decided to make some of her favorite treats. After all, what's more comforting than a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie? Not much!

This easy chocolate chip cookie recipe is pure yum. It's straightforward and quick to make, with no chilling the dough or hard-to-find ingredients. In fact, you may have all the ingredients for these fabulous cookies in your kitchen already. That, plus the fact that these cookies are downright delish, just may make this your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, too.

To make this buttery chocolate chip cookie recipe, you'll need to gather the following simple ingredients from your refrigerator and pantry: flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla extract, eggs and chocolate chips. You make the dough then scoop it into balls that you place onto cookie sheets. You bake the cookies until they're just barely turning golden brown.

I used Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate chips, but you can use your favorite chocolate chips (milk chocolate, semisweet or dark chocolate). Check out the health benefits of chocolate.

You'll be amazed by how perfect these chocolate chip cookies turn out, especially since this is such an easy recipe. Serve these lovely chocolate chip cookies as a sweet snack anytime, or for dessert at the end of a long day. Hope they give you as much comfort as they gave my mom!

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 to 10 minutes (ovens vary)
Total Time: 18 to 20 minutes
Servings: 36

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour (all-purpose or gluten-free flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 12 ounces (1 bag) semisweet chocolate chips

Here's how to make it:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt. Stir to combine. (You can use all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour. I used GF 1:1 flour.)
   
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar until thoroughly combined.
   
3. Add the vanilla and the eggs and stir to combine.
   
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until blended. Do not over-mix.
   
5. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine. (You could add a 1/2 to 3/4 cup of chopped walnuts, if you like.)
   
6. Scoop tablespoons full of dough and form them into balls. Place the balls evenly spaced, about 2 inches apart, on parchment-paper-lined baking sheets. (The number of cookies depends on the size of the balls you make.)
   
7. Bake the cookies in a preheated 375 degree F oven for only about 8 to 10 minutes, or until they're just barely turning golden brown. Do not over-bake, as these cookies continue to firm up as they cool.
   
8. Allow cookies to cool in the pan for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Cookies should be mostly cooled before serving. If you don't want to make all the cookies at once, you can freeze the balls that you don't bake and make them later.
   

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