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ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE
This is easiest chocolate chip cookie recipe ever! I had so many requests for quick and easy chocolate chip cookies that can be made in one bowl. No stand mixer or hand mixer required. All you need is one bowl and a spoon. This is perfect for kids in college or when you want to whip up cookies in a snap.
These cookies make the perfect chewy cookie with crisp edges. This one bowl cookie recipe calls for melted butter and a mix of brown sugar, which is responsible for the chewy center, and sugar, which gives it those perfect crisp edges. The warm, melted butter helps to make the sugars silky smooth.
I have found that people are pretty opinionated about their chocolate. Some people are team milk chocolate and some are team semi-sweet chocolate. I find that there is one way to please the masses — use a mix of milk and dark chocolate. My favorite go to milk chocolate chips are from Guittard. My go to semi-sweet chocolate chips are Ghirardelli or chopped up dark chocolate bars. I love to use Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bars. They melt so beautifully in the cookies.
The key to make these absolutely perfect is to let the dough CHILL in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Cookie dough just gets better the longer it is chilled. The dough develops rich toffee, caramel notes and doesn’t spread as much once it hits the oven. If you were to bake the cookie dough right away, the cookies would turn out pretty flat.
The chilling allows the cookie dough to harden and solidify. If time is on your side, let the dough chill for at least 24 hours. I have experimented over and over again and the cookies become so much better after 24 and 48-hour chilling time. Trust me on this one.
When baking these One Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies, I love to use light-colored baking sheets. I don’t suggest using dark-colored baking sheets as they attract heat and the bottoms of the cookies may end up burned.
How to make the Best One Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies:
- Start by melting butter in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl. If the butter is straight from the refrigerator, it will take about 30-40 seconds in the microwave.
- Add the sugars while the butter is warm and whisk or stir with a wooden spoon. Stir until the butter and sugars are completely incorporated and smooth.
- Add egg and vanilla and whisk until the mixture is silky smooth.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt and fold together just until mixed. Avoid over-mixing as it can produce too much gluten and create a tougher cookie. Our goal is a tender, chewy texture.
- Fold in a mix of milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips. You can also chop up your favorite chocolate bars.
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One Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter (melted)
- 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 1/3 cup Flour (if you want a thicker cookie, you may use 1 1/2 cups of flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave until melted.
- Add brown sugar and sugar. Whisk or stir vigorously until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and whisk until silky.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Fold in milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Place in the refigerator and CHILL for at least 30 minutes. The cookie dough gets better with time. If time is on your side, I suggest chilling it for 24-48 hours. Chilling for at least 30 minutes is essential.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a cookie scoop or spoon, place cookie dough on light colored baking sheets. Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until cookies become a light golden color.
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Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tastes good. Definitely needs the extra flour.
I was searching for a simple recipe that didnt require a mixer. This one was perfect! I used mini chocolate chips and only used a bit less than a half cup and it still turned out really chocolatey. Will definitely keep this one in mind for when we have a hankering for homemade cookies.
These are delicious!! I’m lactose and gluten intolerant but was craving some choc chip cookies so i swapped out butter for coconut oil and used gluten free flour and it worked a treat! So worth it!
these are so fast and easy and SO delicious! I made them big and got 16 cookies so next time I will double the recipe as my teen boys devoured them! what a simple recipe that anyone can make, thank you!!
I opted for the 1 1/2c flour measurement and used my hands to fold in the chocolate chips. I also didn’t melt my butter all the way, because I knew I didn’t have enough time for it to chill very long… and when I did chill the dough, I did so in the freezer for 15 min. They were hard to touch. I baked them for 12min and then let them rest in the oven for additional 6-7 min… they were so good. I highly, highly recommend this recipe, so simple basic and perfect. Excited to see how tomorrow’s properly chilled cookies turn out!
One of the best chocolate chip cookie recipes I’ve made!
I was skeptical at first about the melted butter but I proceeded anyway and O.M.G.!! You’re so right about the longer they refrigerate the better they are!! Oh my gravy!! Will definitely make again and again!!!
Best cookie recipe! I love it because it’s super simple. I make these cookies on a regular basis. I also add different add ins like butter finger bits and i also added blueberries to another batch. I switch up the extract also. Made the chocolate version which is super tasty. Thanks for this recipe
These were a huge hit with myself and my husband, I haven’t made cookies from scratch in forever, Thank You for this Easy, Straightforward recipe😊
These make making cookies SO EASY. And they were delish!