How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies

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.

Preheat your oven to 375°F.

In a bowl, cream together 1 cup of room temperature butter, 3/4 cup of brown sugar, and 3/4 cup of white sugar.

Crack 2 eggs into the mixture and mix well.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix it in.

Use the two-lane method: push the wet ingredients to one side and add 2 and 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour to the other side.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the flour and mix the dry ingredients together.

Incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until most of the flour is mixed in.

Add 2 cups of chocolate chips and mix them into the dough.

Using two spoons, drop spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, making sure they are spaced apart.

Shape the dough balls into round shapes if desired for perfectly round cookies.

Bake in the preheated oven for 11 minutes, checking at that time to avoid overbaking.

Remove cookies from the oven and cool them on the parchment paper placed on a cold counter.

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