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Mom’s Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Are you on the hunt for a good, classic chocolate chip cookie recipe? Do you like a chocolate chip cookie with crispy edges and chewy center? A big cookie with melty puddles of chocolate that pairs perfectly with a glass of milk (or a slather of creamy vanilla ice cream)? This recipe just might be for you.

 

Mrs. Ruth Wakefield – a foodie genius.

As a product developer, I so admire Mrs. Ruth Wakefield for developing the original Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe. It’s my understanding that Mrs. Wakefield’s original cookie recipe was so popular that it nearly immediately captured the interest of Marjorie Child Husted, the first voice of Betty Crocker. The famous radio host featured Wakefield’s cookie on the Minneapolis radio station, Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air. Soon after, in 1939, Wakefield gave Nestle the rights to her cookie recipe and the Toll House name. Who would have thought that recipe would be tweaked and modified by cookie lovers still, decades later? Probably not Mrs. Wakefield.

 

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The classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, modified by many

Over the years, the chocolate chip cookie recipe has been altered to yield different results: chewy, crispy, puffy, cakey… Some bakers add an egg yolk, modify the sugar ratios, change the type or amount of flour, decrease the bake temp/time, increase the bake temp/time, swap out the type of fat, play with the mixins…there are many variables for a curious baker to test. (For more info on what contributes to different attributes in the chocolate chip cookie visit: “C is for cookie, but that’s not (quite) good enough for me.”)

Why you’ll love this recipe for a great, big, classic chocolate chip cookie:

This is a great version of the classic chocolate chip cookie recipe…crispy edges, a little spread, chewy centers. It’s not the fattest bakery-style cookie, cakey, a small-bite, or filled with surprising ingredients. It’s a classic.

A great after school snack, a traditional add to any potluck picnic, the perfect treat for the cookie jar, and darned good with a glass of milk. And, if you’re looking for THE PERFECT cookie for these gigantic ice cream sandwiches,  this is your recipe. (Psst…try the ice cream sandwiches if you’re a real CCC lover.)

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Mom's Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie (with Nuts)

Author Mary

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c. All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 c. Butter Melted for ~30 seconds in the microwave
  • 1 c. Brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. Granulated sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
  • 1 c. Chocolate chips
  • 1/2 c. Chopped Walnuts Or Pecans

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and salt). Sift dry ingredients together, or fluff with a fork until completely combined. 

  2. Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper for easy cleanup. 

  3. In a stand mixer, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. 

  4. Add eggs, to the mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add vanilla extract and mix well. 

  5. Carefully add dry ingredients from step 1, and mix to combine. 

  6. Add chocolate chips and chopped nuts to the cookie dough, and hand mix to incorporate. 

  7. Drop 1/4 c. spoonfuls of cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets. (These make pretty big cookies!) Bake at 350F for 12-14 minutes, or until golden (and slightly soft in the centers). 

  8. Let cookies cool, and enjoy! 

 

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