Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe without a Mixer

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.

Add softened butter to a bowl.

Add white sugar and brown sugar to the bowl with butter.

Cream together the butter and sugars until smooth.

Add in one egg and beat until smooth; it may look curdled at first but will come together.

Stir in vanilla extract until incorporated.

Add all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt to the mixture and fold until just combined; the dough will be stiff.

Fold in chocolate chips; optional to add nuts or dried fruit at this stage.

Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to portion the dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

Bake in the oven at 375°F for 8-10 minutes for puffy cookies; for flatter cookies, reduce the temperature to 350°F.

Cookies will come out puffy and will shrink as they cool; the 350°F cookies will be slightly greasier.

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