How to Make the Perfect Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour adds more fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants, while chocolate chunks can be less expensive.

Melt 2 sticks of butter in a pan, keeping it moving until it has a slight amber color and froth on top.

Add 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar to the melted butter.

Mix the sugars and butter until it reaches a creamed texture, scraping the bottom of the bowl as needed.

Gently stir in 2 eggs into the mixture.

Add vanilla extract to taste, using intuition for the amount.

Sift together the dry ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda and 3 cups of flour, adding them one cup at a time.

Use a hand mixer to combine the flour with the wet ingredients, mixing until it comes together.

Fold in dark chocolate chips, using about half of the bag.

Wrap the dough in saran wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or in the freezer for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet, making sure to space them out as they will spread.

Sprinkle a little sea salt on top of each cookie before baking.

Bake in the oven, checking at 10 minutes, but they may need 12 to 15 minutes depending on size.

Remove from the oven when they feel slightly undone in the middle, as they will continue to cook on the pan.

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