I first saw these cookies over on Miss Gorgeous Jessica’s awesome food site, How Sweet It Is. She posts the most amazing recipes and seriously makes me want to be a better woman.
Anyway, I knew I wanted to try these cookies as soon as humanly possible.
They are good. Really, really good. There is a reason the New York Times picked them as their favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.
I, of course, did not have all the suggested ingredients on hand, so improvised a bit.
I can only imagine how good they would be if I actually followed the recipe!
Ingredients
- The
- New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons (8 1/2 ounces) cake
- flour
- 1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour
- *I only used all purpose flour for my recipe.
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) light brown sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) granulated
- sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 pounds chocolate chips
- *I used milk and semi sweet chocolate, then also went back and added Reece's peanut butter chips.
Instructions
- Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt
- into a bowl and set aside.
- Using a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream
- butter and sugars until light and fluffy – about 5 minutes. Add eggs. Stir in vanilla. Reduce to low speed and add dry ingredients slowly,
- mixing until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for
- 24-36 hours.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough
- onto baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
These cookies would be ideal for any upcoming bake sales you mightbe asked to donate too.
And would certainly be ideal to make for your very super smart extra special children.
Or yourself.
Just sayin.
I hope you try them!
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Yum! Those cookies looking amazing! I have been craving chocolate chip cookies…but not for the same reason you might be craving them!
. Thanks for the recipe!!!
Thank you so much for the shoutout! You are too kind. I am glad to know that these are just as good with AP flour. I have often thought of just using that because frankly… using all those other flours is a pain in my behind!
Your cookies look amazing. Thanks for the recipe and the link. Will try it as one can never have too many chocolate chip cookie recipes. I tried a recipe for chocolate chip cookies from A Southern Fairy Tale this week. Delicious!
They look great. I hope you were feeling good enough to enjoy some of them!
Those look so good. I hope you got to enjoy some Amanda, and keep them down…not sure they’d taste good a second time around hehe.
Ah, the simplicity of chocolate chip cookies.
Great photos!
You can’t go wrong with chocolate chip cookies! Your photos make are so great! Love the ‘staging’ of the cookies.
YUMMY! I almost forgot about Reese’s chips….sounds so good.
Congrats on your pregnancy! What a blessing! Hope you are feeling better soon.
I have been looking and looking for the best ever chocolate chip cookie recipe. This one looks like it may just be the answer to my problem – finally!!! I’m definitely trying this as soon as I can get to the store for chocolate chips. YUM.
These cookies seriously look picture perfect. I love them
Congrats!! These cookies look delish.
Wow! These look SO good! I usually throw toffee chips in my chocolate chip cookies…yum! I am pretty much going to have to make these now!
These look delicious and CONGRATULATIONS on your blessing!!! I have got to stop this, lol. I bet when your feeling better, you will want A TON of these. Thank you for sharing, and nice going with the Reeses chips, yum. ::Kristin Morris::
oh my goodness. I am a huge chocolate chip cookie fan. I will definitely be saving this recipe and trying it out!! Hope you are feeling better from your mommy sickness!! LOL So happy for you!
I have made a similar recipe, with the two types of flours and the 36 hours of refrigeration. The only difference was salting the tops with sea salt – yummy!!!
DELICIOUS looking cookies! Thanks for sharing this!
And congratulations on your pregnancy! Such a rollercoaster, but such a blessing!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!! And I hope you new, sweet little one is a girl. Just sayin.
Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you and your family! You have been missed and I am hopeful you will be feeling more like yourself soon! Big hugs!
YEAH!!! Congrats to you and your family! I have been stalking your blog hoping you have halloween themed ideas (maybe it’s a tad early).I have the cookie cutters but need ideas- I’ve decided to bake/decorate cookies for the neighborhood kids. No pressure- I’m quite certain you have something special planned anyway!
Congrats again!!!!
I love chocolate chip cookies. And these look the part. Gorgeous!
YUM – I’m thinking that there would be no better morning sickness medicine than chocolate chip cookies!!!!
Continued prayers….
Oh yes. They do look perfect. Crunchy outside and I bet gooey inside.
And that photo with the milk? A prize-winner for sure!
YUM! I have tried the NY Times recipe before and they are delicious! Glad you are back, I’ve missed your posts and seeing what baking projects you’ve got going on.
these appear to be perfectly suited for my chocolate chip cookie tastes–they’re the right thickness, they have the right amount of chips, and they’re perfectly-browned. i’d buy you out if you presented these at my bake sale.
I saw these on Jessica’s blog also, but haven’t tried them yet. I obviously need to get on it!! I love chocolate chip cookies, and these look like perfection!!
I saw the good news on your main blog. so happy for all of you!
You know, my best friend’s daughter is turning one and she wanted me to bake cookies for the birthday party. I was looking for the perfect chocolate chip recipe and here it is!!!
Its nice how god even cares to answer small and seemingly insignificant prayer requests.
ooh i put a recipe for no fail chocolate chip cookies on my blog last week
Must try these ones too!
Congrtulations on your wonderful news, as a mum of 5 i can just say it gets better and better, enjoy every minute!
Do I have to refrigerate them this long? I will if that is what makes them so good, but is that part of the secret to this recipe?
Thanks
No sure if you have to regrigerate them that long.. I only did a few hours… that is teasing me to have to wait so long
Anyway they are so good even only chilled for an hour 
Thanks for sharing! and Congrats!!
Oh, those suckers are worth WAY more than .25 cents!
I need to make them again…and YOU added peanut butter chips! You are SO SMART!
Your pictures are beautiful, too.
{See, I told you I was catching up!}
I made chocolate chip cookies the other day, although they were gluten-free and from a package
So I may have missed it in here somewhere… what is the yield like on this?
Those look awesome. I have a similar, but slightly different, favorite CCC recipe, but the technique is the same. I, like you, use semi-sweet AND milk chocolate. I love that combination.
I made these! Oh they were wonderful! Thank you so much. The best part about this is that the ingredients are all locally available here in India.
I am just wondering if the brown sugar could be replaced with molasses. What do you think?
Hope you’re feeling better, and Im glad that our prayers were answered.
P.S. I am going to google elk.We dont have that animal in India and I’m guessing it looks like a moose.
These are SO GOOD! Like seriously good. I made the recipe as written and may have to declare them the best chocolate chip cookie I have ever had. It’s a little more work (and waiting) than usual, but it’s absolutely worth it. Thanks for sharing
Do you have to refrigerate the cookie dough for that long? What will happen if you don’t??
Delicious!
xo
Those look absolutely amazing! MUST try!
I am glad to see this blog since you have given a best chocolate chip cookie.I have ever heard about this.It gives good opportunity to learn about new recipe.
Another great recipe! Is there any baking you don’t do?!
That was one of the best cookie recipes I’ve tried. I used all purpose and bread flour and was too impatient to refrigerate, but they were still amazing. Thank you!
Can i pay you to make me a batch lol
I tried! My cookies didn’t end up looking anything like yours…
But they still taste great!
Made this these today! So ridiculously good… thank you for sharing.
I have made these now a few times! I made them this weekend for a party and got tons of compliments . The best part was there were 2 left after the event. I figured I’d come post here to thank you for the recipe!
They always come out so beautiful and delicious!!!!!Thanks for a great blog! i always use your recipes when i wanna try something different!!!!!
_Leah
Im om my 2nd time making these. The first time I was amazed at how chewy and beeutiful they looked (as Leah said). They looked kind of perfect! THANK YOU for sharing!!
Hello!
Just got your note about using the picture you posted on Pinterest. Sorry for the confusion!
The recipe is actually a family recipe so we won’t be taking that down. The picture was properly linked to under the terms and conditions of Pinterest, so we can use it the way we did (See: http://pinterest.com/about/terms/). No stealing happened. However, we’ve already removed the image out of kindness.
We still would like to use your image if you’d allow it. Brazil is an emerging economy (and virtually untouched by the recession) so links to blogs in Brazilian Portuguese will only increase you readership. If you still don’t want us to use your image, no need to respond.
Great cc cookie recipe. I made them today and share them with a group of people this evening they did love them. I used the cake flour and bread flour and they gave the cookie a nice thickness to the texture, while the chocolate chips remained warm and melted inside, even several hours after baking. I was in a hurry today and put the dough in the freezer for an hour and they baked up just fine for the kind of texture I enjoy. I did put the remainder of the dough I didn’t use today in the refrigerator for overnight and will bake them up tomorrow, so I will see how the texture changes from the one hour in the freezer method I used today.
Thanks for sharing!
My friend gave me this recipe a couple years ago- you have to make it with the cake and bread flour- it makes them chewy and amazing. I add at least a bag of heath toffee bits and use half bittersweet choc chips. these are my go to cookies now
Is this better than Nestle Toll House Recipe that is on the back of the chocolate chip bag? If so then I must try them. Because Nestle’s recipe is the all time best.
I just searched to see if anyone had responded! We’re sticklers for Nestle so I’m not sure I believe there’s a better recipe!
did you use AP in the place of the other two flours or did you just put 1 2/3 cup of ap flour into the mixture?
I used ONLY ap flour in this recipe.
Is it just me or does this recipe call for an unnatural amount of sugar? I”m wondering if these will taste good with less sugar?
I made these with only all purpose flour and refrigerated only overnight and they were awesome.
I like my Choc. Chip Cookies crunchy on the outside and chewy soft on the inside…these cookies perfectly fit my needs. They are awesome, and keep very well for at least a week. I did leave them in the fridge for almost a week cuz I didn’t have the time to bake them; I added about 2-3 T of water to the batter and then put it in the microwave on defrost until it softened, and they turned out perfect…both in appearance and in taste! Just got done mixing up a new batch today at my daughters house!
Try using lard instead of the butter. Oh my gosh they melt in your mouth!
I make Great Cookies and they are really great. A lot simpler recipe than this but the main difference is a cup of peanut butter. After I made these once my kids never asked for Toll House again.
I have now used this recipe twice. I used all purpose unbleached flour and only a 12 ounce bag of chocolate chips. I also only chilled the dough for six hours. I am a horrible cookie maker and these cookies were amazing.
Picture looks wonderful, but I guarantee these are NOT the best chocolate chip cookies… my sister Marys’ recipe is absolutely the best is the world! One of hers, warm from the oven, and you will die of happiness.
Ooo! Please post Mary’s recipe then! Please!!!
Wow, these cookies are delicious! I knew I had ingredients for cookies so I was determined to make some since my son had been asking to the last few days. I found this recipe on Pinterest but did not read through before starting so I used what I had on hand and I did not refrigerate the dough at all.- because we wanted cookies now. :0) It was cooked right away. I used AP flour for all flour, baking powder only (no baking soda), salted butter and still used the coarse grey sea salt on top of that by mistake but the cookies were not too salty. When I got a bite with the extra salt it really yummy. I used a silpat on one cookie sheet one time but did not use for the remainder. They turned out best using just parchment paper. The cookies were crisp, light and absolutely delicious. They looked like the ones you buy from a baker, any I’ve made never have before. My husband’s favorite cookie is chocolate chip and he says this is the best ones I’ve ever made. We all agree, the best!
OH MY HEAVENS!!!! I saw this recipe on pinterest and wanted to give it a try for a while. I was deterred a little by having to wait an entire day for deliciousness?? I can wait now, these were absolutely divine!!! I consider myself a cookie snob of sorts, I’m really picky
I used the different flours as written AND really good quality chocolate. That can make all the difference. I used chopped dove chocolate bars and chopped guittard milk chocolate chips (I don’t like how big the chips are) then for the dark chocolate, cause I agree the combo is the best!, I used chopped bakers semi sweet baking bar. My husband asked me to never make these again very sarcastically, because last night I think he ate 16!!! He could not stop eating them 
Me either…it was breakfast twice 
Can you use pastry flour instead of cake flour?
I made these cookies tonight and they turned out so yummy. It taste kind of like “Cookies by George.”
I used pastry flour and substituted the bread flour for AP flour. I refigerated the dough for 30 hours and baked them for 10 mins. Turned out perfect. My husband is not a cookie lover, but he said these were really good!! Soft and chewy!
Made these today, or well four of them. I couldn’t wait 24 hours to have them so I baked four after just one hour. They turned out really, really good and the cookie dough alone was well worth it! Will make again.
My kids said these are the best Chocolate chip cookies ever , 2 thumbs up.
These look and feel (recipe) just like the Traditional Toll House Cookies. Whats the difference.
Curious Nice post tho….
What are the measurements for AP flour? The same?
These look amazing! How many cookies does this recipe make?
Hi Jan! I got about 2 dozen, but I may have also over indulged on the dough AND make mine a little bigger than normal. You most likely will get more!
Uh-oh.. Only about 2 dozen? I’m using this recipe in the next couple weeks to send out-of-state and need about 6 dozen. How well or how long do they keep once baked?
These are amazing! 5 out of 5 stars! Best chocolate chip cookies we have made.
How much milk do you add?
Do you think the type of cookie sheet you use makes a difference in whether they are chewy?
I was wondering how much flour you used, you said you used all purpose flour since you did not have cake flour and bread flour. Does that mean you used 2 cups minus 2 tbsp and 1 2/3 cup of all purpose flour? I typically only use about 2 1/2 cups of flour it seems like a lot, that’s why I ask!
I was wondering the same thing….what is the TOTAL amount of flour used?
2tbsp less of 2cups plus…?????
please advise, so I can make these…
I think my kids would LOVE.
i made these yesterday….they did not turn out, very dry, they look like biscuits???
A M A Z I N G these are simply the best I have EVER made! Thank you!
YAY! Love to hear it!
Do you really need to freeze them that long? I made them at 9:30 this morning and I need to take them to a dinner tonight at 6:30. By the way they look delicious!!
I love these cookies! I made a batch last week and they were awesome! Instead of chocolate chips, I used leftover chopped up chocolate candy bars from Halloween.
I have a batch in the fridge right now and I’m thinking about freezing some of them for later. If I freeze it in little cookie dough balls, can I bake them from frozen or should I thaw them?
Thanks! These are SOOO good- don’t tell my grandmother, but I think these beat her recipe!
just made these cookies…absolutely amazing!!! thank you for passion on this recipe
Well, the measurements in this recipe drive me crazy. And refrigerating the dough? When I go to the trouble of making these, I want a cookie today…not in 2 or 3 days. So I skipped that part. An annoyingly complicated recipe, but a good cookie nonetheless.
Are u supposed to let the dough soften up after you refrigerate?
These cookies were awesome! I used the cake flower and AP flower (not enough bread flower!
) and I did not refrigerate them for more than hour. They took me more like 20-25 minutes to bake but I am starting to think it must have been my oven. The recipe made way more cookies then I expected (maybe 40?) but they were amazing and I will for sure make them again!
I just made these last night..(with 2 batches separately..please help me figure this out).
Batch 1: Chilled for 20 hours not 24…cookies came out really flat (but very crisp and chewy center)
Batch 2: Chilled for 26 hours..and cookies came out good; not flat.
Does the chilling time really affect the flatness of the cookies? Can anyone tell me? They both taste YUMMY! Any advice would be appreciated
UGHH!! Why does baking have to be an EXACT science! I tried these cookies but I didn’t have quite enough flour so I made some impromptu adjustments on the spot. The cookies still taste AMAZING! But they look absolutely horrendous lol! Obviously next time I’ll go by the exact measurements of the recipe. For anyone reading this and confused of the final verdict, here it is put simply: THIS RECIPE IS AMAZING! Definitely try them out, you will not be disappointed. Any errors I had were completely because I’m a dummy. Thanks so much for posting this recipe. I’ve been looking for “THEE cookie recipe” to add to my recipe book and these are definitely it!
So glad you like it! Dont be too hard on yourself though… sometimes the greatest thing we can do is improvise! It shows what a resourceful and creative mind you have!
I kept seeing this recipe and figured I’d give it a try. For those who’ve asked, there are a few differences from the Nestle Tollhouse recipe (more flour, sugar, butter, and this one has baking powder). While these are good, I have to say I still prefer the Nestle.
These are truly the best chocolate cookies ever. I made the mistake you warned about…I tasted the raw dough. It is addictive! Thank you for sharing.
This is the recipe that I have used for the last 40 years (since I was 10), from the Nestle’s Tollhouse chocolate chip package.
They are the best!
These cookies are wonderful-soft and chewy in the middle and crispy on the edges. This is the best recipe I have ever found for chocolate chip cookies. I can’t keep out of them they are so good. Awesome!!!!!
I am ever so thankful to have seen this recipe. I have searched, and searched for a good chocolate chip recipe , that is just chewy enough. My search is over, thanks to you . I follow the recipe as written, did not use all purpose flour, and baked them 24 hours after making the dough. They ” were” PERFECT! Enjoyed all the comments, and suggestions, but no need to change such a delicious cookie!
Just made these and they are great! I used cake flour and whole wheat pastry flour and I subed a 1/4 cup of the butter with Sunsweet Lighter bake and I didn’t refrigerate the dough at all and they were still great. I might decrease the sugar next time as I too thought that was a lot. All said and done they were great. My kids kept stealing them off the cooling rack. Thanks!
Is it really necessary to refrigerate the dough? I am, like many other moms, a ‘I’m feelin’ cookies, lets whip up a batch’ kinda gal… Who has 24-36 hours to wait for delicious cookies?!
These are the most amazing chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had! People tell me I should be selling them for a dollar or two a piece! Refrigerating the dough really does make all cookies bake better I think. I actually put them into balls before I refrigerate the dough so all I have to do is pull them out and put them in the oven. This could be really great for people who don’t always have time to chill the dough in between… Make a second batch and freeze them in single portions, then you can cook them when you want them.
I am a very very huge fan of chocolate chip cookies and I need to try every new recipe that I discover! You just forced me to arrange some time for baking next weekend.
Thanks for sharing! I made these last night, they were delicious! I also used all purpose flour. I didn’t realize until after I had made the dough that you are supposed to refrigerate the dough for at least 24 hours before baking. I made a dozen right away just to try them out (couldn’t resist after I just made the dough!) and I’m happy to report that they were awesome. Will make the rest tonight according to the instructions, but just wanted to let you all know that the recipe is still great if you’re in a time crunch and need these same day!
You might like to try add some pecan nuts or crushed peanuts. It give them a lettle extra just not for those allergic to nuts
Good morning & Happy National Chocolate Chip Day! Stopping by to let you know you that I featured your post on my blog today in celebration of this “sweet” occasion!
http://www.chattingoverchocolate.com/2013/05/oh-how-pinteresting-national-chocolate.html
Do you think I could make these in bar form just as easily? Would the temp./time change much?
Thanks for the great recipe!
Emily