Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookies

After many failed attempts at making fluffy chocolate chip cookies, I feel I have finally gotten this recipe right! With golden edges, soft centers, and melty chocolate chips in every bite, these cookies are the perfect balance of bakery-style texture and homemade flavor. Whether you’re baking for a cozy family night, sharing with friends, or simply treating yourself with a cold glass of milk, this recipe creates thick, pillowy cookies that stay soft and delicious. Simple ingredients come together to make a classic dessert that feels warm, nostalgic, and impossible to resist.

Cindy Harvey

Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookies

These fluffy chocolate chip cookies are soft, thick, and packed with rich chocolate chips in every bite. With perfectly golden edges and tender centers, they deliver the ultimate homemade cookie experience.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 32 minutes mins

Servings: 16 cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated suger
• 14 Tbsp salted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 tsp corn starch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

Equipment

• 1 large mixing bowl
• 1 medium mixing bowl
• 1 hand mixer
• 1 Sheet Pan

Method

 

1. In medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, corn starch, salt and baking soda. Whisk together and set aside
   
2. Heat 10 tablespoons salted butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, swirling pan constantly until butter is dark golden brown
   
3. Remove from heat and transfer browned butter to a large heatproof bowl. Stir remaining 4 tablespoons salted butter into hot butter
   
4. Whisk until completely melted
   
5. Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar, 1 teaspoon fine sea salt and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract to bowl with butter. Whisk until fully incorporated
   
6. Add 1 large egg and 1 large egg yolk and whisk until fully mixture is smooth with no sugar lumps remaining, about 30 seconds. Let mixture stand for 3 minutes then whisk for 30 seconds, repeating 2 more times. You will notice air pockets in the batter which helps make the cookies fluffy
   
7. Stir in flour mixture until just combined (you will notice how soft and fluffy the batter is)
   
8. Stir in 1¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips
   
9. Divide dough into 16 portions, each about 2 tablespoons. Arrange 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet
   
10. Bake cookies 1 tray at a time until cookies are golden brown and still puffy, and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft, 10 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking
11. Transfer baking sheet to wire rack; cool cookies completely before serving